Martine Sobey
@martine_sobey
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British High Commissioner to Lesotho 🇱🇸. South Londoner & CPFC fan 🦅. Views mine. Follow @UKinLesotho
Maseru, Lesotho
Joined December 2015
Delighted to represent the UK in Lesotho from September 2025. Join me on the journey here: https://t.co/ASB9G2dHJk
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Half a year in the Mountain Kingdom! 🇱🇸✨ Our High Commissioner @martine_sobey celebrates 6 months in Lesotho. building friendships, strengthening partnerships, and embracing Basotho warmth. Here’s to the journey ahead! 🎉🤝 #UKinLesotho #Diplomacy #Partnerships
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⏰ Final day for submissions!!! 👇
🌍📚 Our Commonwealth Day Essay Competition is OPEN 🎉✍️ Have you got ideas to shape Lesotho’s future? This year’s theme: “How can Lesotho leverage multilateralism and its Commonwealth membership to turn around the economy and address youth unemployment? More info @UKinLesotho
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🔉sound on! Hard to believe these swifts circling over Maseru will soon begin one of the longest migrations on Earth - flying 14,000 miles back to Europe and the UK to breed 🐦 ✨ #swifts #migration #Lesotho #NatureMagic
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I loved being interviewed this morning by DJ Quizy @bokamoso974fm - we talked about all things UK-Lesotho 🤝; my favourite things during my first 6 months here; our recent art competition and more - tune in 📻!
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British nationals should register their presence with the FCDO if in the following countries ⤵️ Bahrain: https://t.co/Nkggo0BGtu Israel: https://t.co/CVmNS2nXLl Kuwait: https://t.co/s0hruC15LI Palestine: https://t.co/oF7DVBxTOg Qatar: https://t.co/QhtMMqdqnK UAE:
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About last night! 😅 Thank you @TheReporterLS for capturing the spirit & energy ⚡️ of our @UKinLesotho Art Prize Reception - we are so proud of all the artists who participated. We’ll be showing the pieces in a public place soon - watch this space! Thanks @UNESCO
📸: Social lens by Molefi Ramarothole 📍: Lesotho, Maseru ⏰: Water Resilience Art Prize Giving Ceremony Honouring Outstanding Artistic Talent
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Pictured here with Thoboloko Nts’onyane — journalist and newly appointed SADC Focal Point for the Africa Parliamentary Press Network (@APPN). A great advocate for strengthening parliamentary journalism across the region.
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There is only a week to go until #CommonwealthDay! How will you be celebrating? 📸 Share your photos on social media 🌎 Follow activities taking place across the Commonwealth on @CommonwealthSec 👉 Download resources and more: https://t.co/WHns8Enx3R
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Visitors who take connecting flights (transiting) and go through UK passport control need an Electronic Travel Authorisation. Find out more at https://t.co/EjuG34rm94.
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Happy St David’s Day - Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus Proud to celebrate the enduring relationship between Wales & Lesotho 🧐 Did you know that Matsieng (🇱🇸) & St David’s (🏴) are officially twinned? #StDavidsDay #WalesinLesotho
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Important travel advice update for British nationals currently in or due to travel through the Middle East ⬇️
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Due to reported missile attacks, British nationals in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates should immediately shelter in place. Remain indoors in a secure location, avoid all travel and follow instructions from the local authorities.
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Prof Sabel of @PlymUni took this 📸 as he said goodbye to us in Maseru. This job is very much a team effort and wouldn’t be possible (or as fun) without support from my lovely husband, Will 🤗 🙏 🙏 🙏
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Great dialogue today between UNFPA-Lesotho & Plymouth University on strengthening partnerships for better data, research and community impact. Grateful for the shared insights and energy.
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🌍📚 Our Commonwealth Day Essay Competition is OPEN 🎉✍️ Have you got ideas to shape Lesotho’s future? This year’s theme: “How can Lesotho leverage multilateralism and its Commonwealth membership to turn around the economy and address youth unemployment? More info @UKinLesotho
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Day 2 in Polihali with @PlymUni, swapping notes on integrated catchment management - from sediment monitoring to understanding how wetland rehab improves flow regulation. So many brilliant experts, eager to share & exchange best‑practice techniques from around the world 🤓
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Morning run in Mokhotlong @ 2,200metres - tough going but 100% worth it for the views ⛰️ 💪😮💨
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My first visit to Polihali to see & learn about the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II. Seen below 👇 the rock-fill side of the dam - the photo doesn’t do justice to the sheer scale of construction!
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Happening Now: An inter-generational dialogue between Sir Mo Ibrahim and young women leaders from Kenya 🇰🇪, Lesotho 🇱🇸 and India 🇮🇳 #MarlboroughHouseDialogues. While calling out that ‘Africa is not in a good shape’ he also added that it’s important to showcase the good African
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