Lesotho Security Forces Threaten a De Facto Military Coup to Save Prime Minister Sam Matekane

Lesotho’s army, police and intelligence chiefs have in effect threatened a military coup, warning they will step in to prevent Prime Minister Sam Matekane from being toppled in a parliamentary no-confidence vote.

As Prime Minister Sam Matekane’s ouster seemed imminent on Monday, the security bosses issued a statement saying this “will never happen”.

About 64 MPs, enough to topple the government in Lesotho’s 120-member chamber, had earlier on Monday called a press conference in Parliament to…