From Our Own Correspondent: Lesotho's 'Green Drought'

A serious drought is affecting farmers and herders across southeastern Africa - and it spells disaster for many people in Lesotho, one of the world's most rural and agricultural societies. Garry Owen reports from the Mafetang region on what he saw - and, crucially, didn't see - amid the breathtaking landscape. For many people here, the cupboard is bare, the orchards are empty, and their crops for next year have already shrivelled and died.

Photo: Despite recent, erratic rains which have greened the hillsides with grass, many maize fields in Lesotho are now withered and will produce no food for next year. (c) BBC - Garry Owen