Lesotho launches China-funded road project

Lesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane (R) operates an excavator during the sod-turning ceremony for the Mpiti to Sehlaba-Thebe road project in Qacha's Nek, Lesotho on Dec. 6, 2018. A sod-turning ceremony for the Mpiti to Sehlaba-Thebe road project, which is funded by Chinese government concessional loan, was held in Lesotho on Thursday. The 91-km-long road parallels the Drakensburg mountain range. It will be upgraded from gravel road to asphalt road. Due to the complex terrain, the construction process will last 36 months. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)