lesotho

Countries such as Lesotho and Swaziland had minimal colonial influences and still have much of their traditional leadership (uninterrupted).

Both Lesotho and Swaziland never had any major colonial influences – yet they are the most backward in Africa.

South Africa was hard, but the hole for Lesotho was the big tip off for me.

The US and Lesotho are the only countries in the world that taxes foreign income.

On the other hand, nearby Lesotho and Swaziland are even less diverse, and are doing far worse, so it's obviously not the only factor.

Frankly Lesotho barely qualifies as a country though...its 100% surrounded by SA, 100% dependent on SA and its currency is linked 1:1 to SA.

As an example, the school and hospital system in such poor countries as Lesotho was at a time almost 100% CC run and funded.

If it was "vibes", do you think Trump would have anything to say about Lesotho at all?

If I want to be the most obscure hipster paying in Lesotho Loti, read Catalonian, have a "," for thousands separator and use UTC tz, by Flying Spaghetti Monster that's what it's gonna allow.

To me it also has echos of colonialism, as there's an overtone of "We just can't get the residents in Lesotho to stop contracting HIV so we, the (European) rich non-natives, are going to bribe the poor natives into taking care of themselves.

Rwanda, Lesotho, Burundi and Swaziland are also four of the five smallest countries in Africa (excluding the little island nations).

But the idea that it’s less peaceful than South Africa, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, and only marginally more peaceful than Haiti?

Do you think people benefiting from apartheid and now living in walled militarized praetoria (or Lesotho) need any help traveling?