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Lesotho.

Kingdom of Lesotho · Maseru · 2.2M people · africa

Governmentparliamentary constitutional monarchyArea30.4K km²Active conflicts0CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
84.6
Moderate risk
27-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Lesotho becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Lesotho · 90-day event volume
2
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 3
FAMINE WARNINGNEW BRIDGE2026-02-132026-03-302026-05-13
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 39
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
66/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 2.85%inflation pct: 6.11%unemployment pct: 16.34%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
100/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 0is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
64/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 57.8literacy rate: 90.40%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
36Moderate
Security
0Stable
Economic
40Moderate
Regulatory
0Stable
Operational
10Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 30 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
38.6
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
45.8
03Republic of South Sudan
48.2
04State of Libya
49.4
05Arab Republic of Egypt
49.7
06Western Sahara
59.2
07Federal Republic of Somalia
59.5
08Democratic Republic of the Congo
61.9
30Kingdom of Lesotho· this country
84.6
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$2.3B
▲ $153.8M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$972
▲ $56 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
6.1%
▼ 0.2% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
16.3%
▼ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
2.3M
▲ 26.0K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
1.57%
▼ 0.06% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
57.8 yrs
▲ 0.4 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
51.8%
▲ 2.8% YoY
Security3 recent events · 0 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
2
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-04-23
SEV 8
New bridge in Lesotho to increase water exports to South Africa
Pipeline Project
2026-04-03
SEV 7
Lesotho National Disaster
Famine Warning
2026-02-05
SEV 2
Wang Yi meets Lesotho Foreign Minister
Summit Meeting
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations

SA Court Ruling Serves as Test to Democratic Institutions

South Africa's Constitutional Court ordered an impeachment inquiry into President Ramaphosa, testing democratic accountability across the continent and potentially affecting regional trading partners like Namibia through shifts in economic policy and institutional governance.

The Villager NewspaperSouth Africa · Namibia · Botswana
Geopolitical Conflict
African nations warn citizens in South Africa to stay indoors after reports of xenophobic attacks
The Independent
Global Markets
USD/CHF - US Dollar Swiss Franc
Investing
Global Markets
USD/CAD - US Dollar Canadian Dollar
Investing
Geopolitical Economics
Trump Tariff Tracker: Latest Rates on Countries and Products
The New York Times
Ghana ta janye daga shirin karɓar tallafin lafiya daga Amurka
© RFI/Presidency
Hormuz disruption sharpens global push for renewables as energy security strategy
Channel Africa
Global growth cools, delivering cold economic comfort for Africa
Moneyweb
New bridge helps cement Lesotho as water lifeline for South Africa’s economic hub
The Independent
Risk management, renewables and a rocky road ahead: IMF-World Bank 2026 Spring Meetings takeaways
The World Economic Forum
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Lesotho-tagged articles · last 30 days
Prince Seeiso of Lesotho
personlast · Apr 18
24
Retselisitsoe Adelaide Matlanyane
personlast · May 1
4
Adelaide Matlanyane
personlast · May 11
3
Sam Matekane
personlast · May 11
3
Abongile Tom
personlast · May 4
3
Lyle Foster
personlast · May 8
2
Prinz Seeiso von Lesotho
personlast · Apr 18
2
Prince Seeiso
personlast · Apr 18
2
Prinz Seeiso
personlast · Apr 18
1
Lejone Mpotjoana
personlast · Apr 13
1
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Lesotho will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.