FBIS3-44115
"drafr016_d_94017"
FBIS-AFR-94-016
Document Type:Daily Report
25 Jan 1994
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Lesotho
Botswana Minister Brokers Truce
MB2501112194 Johannesburg Channel Africa Radio in English
1100 GMT 25 Jan 94
MB2501112194
Johannesburg Channel Africa Radio
Language: English
Article Type:BFN
[Text] Botswana's foreign minister, Legwaila wa Legwaila,
has negotiated a truce between Lesotho's warring army factions
in overnight talks. Lesotho's prime minister, Ntsu Mokhehle,
said the two sides had agreed in principle to lay down their
arms, but the situation had not yet been fully resolved. Mr.
Legwaila, who was in the Lesotho capital on behalf of the
Organization of African Unity, returned to Gaborone early this
morning, leaving behind calm but tense conditions in Maseru.
Labor and church organizations have called for a national
stayaway from work tomorrow to protest against the death of
three civilians, blamed on the government's mishandling of the
crisis.