By Alao Abiodun with agency reports
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has announced his resignation.
This is coming after months of pressure in which he was named as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife.
Meanwhile, his party said a new PM would be sworn in on Tuesday.
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The 80-year-old’s current wife, with whom he was living at the time of the murder, was charged in connection with the killing in February.
The pair has denied any involvement.
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