27/02/2015
Why Lesotho's election is a crucial test for African democracy
Lesotho Hlompho Letsielo / AFP/Getty Images Singers of the traditional Basotho music dance during the last campaign rally of Lesotho's All Basotho Convention party in Maseru on Sunday. (Hlompho Letsielo / AFP/Getty Images) By Robyn Dixon contact the reporter Africa Elections Jacob Zuma Small African nation of Lesotho goes to the polls Saturday in a bid to resolve political crisis South Africa watches anxiously as Lesotho, its small but important neighbor, goes to the polls In Africa#8217;s year of elections, with democracy in retreat in many parts of the continent, Lesotho is a pygmy beside giants like Nigeria and other larger nations facing votes. But many observers are watching the small...
