Bilateral Relations with Lesotho

Women transporting goods Enlarge image Women transporting goods (© picture-alliance/dpa) Diplomatic relations between Germany and Lesotho were established in 1966. Bilateral relations are close and based on trust, and there are frequent close consultations between the two countries in international bodies.

For many years, bilateral relations with Lesotho were largely dominated by German development cooperation.

Even after the closure of the German Embassy in Maseru in 1994, Lesotho maintained its embassy in Bonn and then in Berlin.

At the beginning of 2005, Germany and France opened a joint consular office in the Alliance Française building in Maseru.

On 9 June 2008, Lesotho’s Foreign Minister Tsekoa was in Berlin for political talks. A highlight in bilateral relations was the private visit to Germany by Queen Masenate from June 21 to July 2, 2008.

German Embassy Delegation visits NGO´s in Lesotho

A small delegation from the German Embassy visited Lesotho from the 12th-14th of March. Meeting with NGO´s that have been supported through the German Embassies microfunding was one of the key purposes of this visit. Additionally potential future beneficiaries were consulted to get a clearer picture of where Germany could offer support to other NGO´s.

NGO´s in Lesotho

Cécile Verny Quartet gets Maseru into the groove

On August 27, the German-French Cecile Verny Quartet performed in front of roughly 300 guests. Amongst them was King Letsie III and his wife, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane and dignitaries from Foreign Missions to Lesotho. The renowned jazz ensemble performed their songs in the 'mountain kingdom' as part of their "Keep Some Secrets Within" tour.

Cécile Verny Quartet in Maseru

High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Mrs. Matlotliso Lineo Ntoane and Chargé d' Affaires of the German Embassy Ingo Herbert

Germany and Lesotho sign 6.5 million Euro financial cooperation agreement

On December 1, 2010, Chargé d'Affaires of the German Embassy to South Africa, Ingo Herbert, and High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to South Africa, Mrs. Matlotliso Lineo Ntoane, signed a government agreement for a financial contribution to an infrastructure improvement programme for local government worth 6.5 million Euro.

Financial cooperation agreement

Bilateral Relations with Lesotho

Lesotho’s Agricultural Minister for political talks in Berlin

Minister Litsoane Simon Litsoane and Federal Minister Ilse Aigner

On the occasion of the International Green Week (IGW), traditionally taking place in January, the Agricultural Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Litsoane Simon Litsoane, travelled to Berlin. The 5th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Summit, organized by the German Agricultural Ministry, took place at the same time and offered great opportunities to meet about 80 agricultural ministers from all over the world.

Agricultural Ministers' Summit