Lesego Makgothi Explained

Lesego Calayel Makgothi (born 23 February 1965, Maseru) is a Lesotho diplomat who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho from 2017 to 2020.

Foreign minister

In 2017 he negotiated the arrival of foreign peacekeepers in Lesotho.^[1]

In February 2019, Makgothi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and spoke on expanding relations between Lesotho and Russia.^[2]

External links

• Official government profile

Notes and References

1. Fabricius, Peter (23 November 2017). Africa Lesotho: Peacekeeping troops’ arrival imminent, state insists. Daily Maverick.
2. Klomegah, Kester Kenn (18 February 2019). Russia wants to bolster economic ties with Lesotho. The Exchange.