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Trump’s Trade War Could Kill Lesotho’s Garment Industry
Sourcing Journal - New York
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July 16, 2025
The tiny southern African nation of Lesotho is watching the days pass with a growing sense of despair—and desperation. As the White House’s “Liberation Day” tariff deadline of Aug. 1 creeps closer with no sign of a deal for the country President...
Lesotho makes big strides in Climate Action during growing challenges
Informative
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July 16, 2025
By: Mpho Shelile MASERU Lesotho has made major progress in fighting climate change, as shown in the 2025–2030 Voluntary National Review (VNR) launched last week by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr. Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane. The...
laCov fosters effective agricultural practices
Informative
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BY: ’Moelo Motsiri MASERU The Improving Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable and Food Insecure Population in Lesotho project (IaCov) organisation has taken a giant step to enhance the good nutrition and effective agricultural practices to Basotho...
Lesotho’s textile industry in disaster after Trump tariffs
The Globe and Mail
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July 9, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Workers at the Nien Hsing Textile factory on the outskirts of Maseru, Lesotho. The country received 50 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters When Limpho Lefalatsa first learned she had...
Lesotho Declares National State of Disaster Over Soaring Unemployment
South Africa Today
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July 11, 2025
The government of Lesotho has declared a national state of disaster in response to skyrocketing unemployment, which currently stands at 30%. The announcement comes as the country grapples with severe economic fallout from rising U.S. tariffs and...
Lesotho declares two-year state of disaster amid US tariff fallout
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
Lesotho has declared a two-year national state of disaster in response to soaring unemployment, triggered by a sharp economic blow from US-imposed tariffs. In April, former US President Donald Trump reinstated a 50% tariff on goods from Lesotho, a...
Lesotho reels as tariff uncertainty causes order cancellations, mass lay-offs
BusinessLIVE
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Lesotho officials were baffled, not least since their country, which Trump disparaged as a nation “nobody has ever heard of”, was the poster child of a flagship US programme aimed at helping poor African economies develop through trade. The Trump...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
CFO Dive
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Trump’s pivot to ‘trade not aid’ leaves African nations wary as they faces tariffs and uncertainty
PBS Frontline
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July 18, 2025
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump met five African leaders in Washington this month, his lack of familiarity with the continent was on display. He praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English — Liberia’s official...
Energy PS Grilled
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- The Post) MASERU – ENERGY principal secretary Tankiso Phapano was on Monday told to stop meddling in the affairs of the Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC). Phapano, who was being grilled by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), was told by...
Mos Pabitra Margherita engages in bilateral talks with Eswatini leaders
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 18, 2025
Mbabane [Eswatini], July 18 (ANI):Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, visited Eswatini, where he engaged in fruitful discussions with King Mswati III and several ministers on Friday, deepening existing...
Trump tariffs create national disaster for Lesotho
Sowetan
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July 11, 2025
This week, Lesotho declared a national state of disaster due to the “high rates of youth unemployment and job losses” caused by uncertainty surrounding the tariffs. “You can see there are no people here,” said Teboho Kobeli, owner of Afri-Expo,...
Lesotho Highlands Water Project: Centre local voices in the climate change, conflict and peacebuilding nexus
Mail & Guardian
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July 5, 2025
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), established by the 1986 treaty signed by the governments of Lesotho and South Africa, is a multi-phased project that generates hydroelectricity through a system of several large dams and tunnels in...
French and South African creative industries in the spotlight at ICC Forum 2025
AfricaBusiness.com
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July 10, 2025
French and South African leaders from the creative economy recently gathered in Pretoria for the ICC Forum 2025, a flagship event of the ICC Immersion South Africa programme, hosted at the French Residence in Pretoria. Part of the France 2030...
WATCH | Trump tariffs create national disaster for tiny Lesotho
Times LIVE
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CANCELLED ORDERS, MASS LAYOFFS “You can see there are no people here,” said Teboho Kobeli, owner of Afri-Expo, which makes jeans for export, gesturing towards rows of unmanned sewing machines at his factory. While Trump suspended application of...
Trump’s ‘selfish, cruel’ tariffs threaten national disaster for tiny Lesotho
Business Day
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Maseru — When Limpho Lefalatsa first learnt she had lost her job at a Lesotho garment factory after 12 years due to US President Donald Trump’s decision to hit her tiny African homeland with a crippling tariff on its exports, she was in shock. “I...
China's agricultural expertise bolsters developing nations' crops
CGTN
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Developing nations can adopt China's green agriculture philosophy, poverty alleviation models and technological achievements through cooperation between China and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an official from FAO...
New Lesotho legislation impacts South African exporters: What you need to know to stay compliant
Inbound Logistics
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Effective 1 July 2025, the Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) officially implemented the Agents of Foreign Firms (AFF) declaration process, introducing a significant policy shift that directly affects South African exporters trading with Lesotho. This...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 11:04 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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House sends bill regulating stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency, to Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed two bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed...
World News | Mos Pabitra Margherita Engages in Bilateral Talks with Eswatini Leaders
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
Mbabane [Eswatini], July 18 (ANI):Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, visited Eswatini, where he engaged in fruitful discussions with King Mswati III and several ministers on Friday, deepening existing...