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SADC regional bloc to send observers to Lesotho after 'coup'

By AFP
Africa Soldiers inside the Makoanyane Barracks in Maseru on September 1, 2014.  By Mujahid Safodien AFP
SEP 1, 2014 LISTEN
Soldiers inside the Makoanyane Barracks in Maseru on September 1, 2014. By Mujahid Safodien (AFP)

Pretoria (AFP) - A Southern African regional bloc Monday agreed to dispatch a team of observers to crisis-torn Lesotho following an apparent coup, while coalition leaders agreed to restore parliament which was suspended in June.

The SADC agreed to send a "facilitator" and "to deploy an observer team on politics, defence and security as a matter of urgency".

The leaders of the troubled coalition also agreed "on the roadmap with clear timelines on how to remove the parliament prorogation".

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