AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAGOA Boost for Lesotho Textiles: The US Senate has voted to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act for two more years to December 2028, preserving preferential market access that Lesotho’s textile and apparel makers rely on for jobs and production. Water Security and Infrastructure: Lesotho’s Metolong Dam is highlighted as a major water-security win through coordinated financing, while Lesotho’s Disaster Management Authority steps up El Niño preparedness planning with a focus on food, livestock, water, health and livelihoods. SADC Industrial Push: At the 46th SADC Summit in Durban, leaders backed a regional agenda centred on industrialisation, infrastructure, agricultural transformation and critical minerals, with South Africa taking the chair and migration, trade and security high on the agenda. Agriculture and Livestock Trade: Botswana intensifies foot-and-mouth disease controls and has donated FMD vaccines to Lesotho, underscoring the need for cross-border veterinary cooperation to protect livestock livelihoods. Local Business and Youth Skills: Lesotho’s Quthing schools run a “Spelling a Business Africa” competition to steer youth toward enterprise and practical agricultural commercialisation. Transport Works: In Mokhotlong, milestone Polihali-linked bridges (Mabunyaneng and Khubelu) reach practical completion, improving access along the A1 highway ahead of reservoir impacts.
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