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http://ift.tt/2rDa7jA All Basotho Convention (ABC) political party leader Tom Thabane (2-R) looks on during the last campaign rally before upcoming general elections, on May 28, 2017 in Maseru. Lesotho will hold elections on June 3, officials announced March 13, the landlocked kingdom’s second snap poll in three years as political instability deepens. The electoral commission announcement comes after a vote of no confidence sank prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s government on March 1.SAMSON MOTIKOE / AFP Voters in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho cast ballots Saturday in an election expected to lead to another fractious coalition government and the risk of deepening instability. It is the third general election since 2012 in Lesotho, where years of political in-fighting have undermined attempts to tackle dire poverty and unemployment. Long queues formed outside polling stations, with many voters wearing traditional Basotho blankets to ward off the winter chill. ...

http://ift.tt/2rDa7jA All Basotho Convention (ABC) political party leader Tom Thabane (2-R) looks on during the last campaign rally before upcoming general elections, on May 28, 2017 in Maseru. Lesotho will hold elections on June 3, officials announced March 13, the landlocked kingdom's second snap poll in three years as political instability deepens. The electoral commission announcement comes after a vote of no confidence sank prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili's government on March 1.SAMSON MOTIKOE / AFP Voters in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho cast ballots Saturday in an election expected to lead to another fractious coalition government and the risk of deepening instability. It is the third general election since 2012 in Lesotho, where years of political in-fighting have undermined attempts to tackle dire poverty and unemployment. Long queues formed outside polling stations, with many voters wearing traditional Basotho blankets to ward off the winter ch...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Economist, Prof. Chika Aliyu, has warned stakeholders and players in the economy against laxity in implementing the economic plans and policies to get the country out of recession. Aliyu, a researcher in Development Economics at Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. He said stakeholders should be focused in implementing the Economy Recovery and Growth Plan. “If there is strong determination, real implementation of the outlined strategies and more economic measures; the country will be out of the recession soon. “The time frame fixed can be maintained but if there is any laxity and lukewarm attitude from all stakeholders and players, then the period is likely to go beyond already projected time frame. “Our Monetary Policy Committee has to come up with policies to re-strategise the economy.’’ Aliyu said that the Federal Government should do more to diversify the economy, especially in agricultur...

http://ift.tt/2r1o2jX (FILES) This file photo taken on March 20, 2017 shows  former FBI Director James Comey during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian actions during the 2016 election campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump warned sacked FBI chief James Comey on May 12, 2017 not to "leak" details of their conversations to the media, and suggested they may have been recorded. "James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" Trump wrote in one of a series of early morning tweets assailing critics and the media over their response to Comey's ouster./ AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm President Donald Trump warned sacked FBI chief James Comey Friday not to “leak” details of their conversations to the media, suggesting they may have been taped. In a series of early morning tweets, Trump assailed critics and the media over their response ...

http://ift.tt/2pta8Ta An OPEC branded flag sits on a table ahead of the 169th Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna, Austria. PHOTO: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty Images OPEC said Thursday that oil producers needed to make more joint efforts to match supply and demand in the oil market in the face of rising output in the United States. Ahead of a May 25 meeting of the cartel where its members and Russia are expected to roll over an agreement to cut production, OPEC said in its monthly market report that common policies were needed for market stability. While decreased stocks and an improving global economy were supporting oil demand, “continued rebalancing in the oil market by year-end will require the collective efforts of all oil producers to increase market stability,” OPEC said. Global oil prices recently dipped briefly under $50 dollars per barrel for the first time since OPEC and Russia scaled back output as concerns whether the dea...