About Lesotho
Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana. On the Thaba Bosiu plateau, near Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, are ruins dating from the 19th-century reign of King Moshoeshoe I. Thaba Bosiu overlooks iconic Mount Qiloane, an enduring symbol of the nation’s Basotho people.
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A Brief History
Lesotho was originally inhabited by local tribes of hunter-gatherers called the Khoisan. Later came the Bantu tribes and eventually the Sotho-Tswana peoples. In 1822 King Moshoeshoe I united the land under one rule for the first time. Lesotho (formerly Basutoland) was constituted as a native state under British protection by a treaty signed with the native chief Moshoeshoe in 1843.
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National Strategic
Development Plan
II Strategic Focus
2023/24 - 2027/28
The Government of Lesotho has taken the decision to extend the NSDP II for the next coming five years to ensure the effective implementation of policies and actions set out therein. The extension will also provide an opportunity for the Government to prioritise NSDP Goals in line with coalition government’s objectives and priorities as outlined in the coalition agreement.