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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...
President Trump meets five African leaders: What commercial interests is he after?
CNBC Africa
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July 10, 2025
In a move that has raised eyebrows across the globe, President Donald Trump is set to introduce tariffs affecting key commodities, including copper, which could see a 50% tariff imposed on all imports. This decision is bound to have profound...
Nagy: Why President Trump is focusing on Africa
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas
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On July 9 President Trump hosted five West African leaders to a White House lunch. This closely follows the June 27 signing in Washington of an accord between the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), witnessed by...
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 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 Declares State of Disaster Over Unemployment
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Lesotho has announced a two-year state of disaster in response to soaring unemployment rates triggered by US President Donald Trump’s April decision to apply a 50 percent tariff on imports from the African country. This drastic measure...
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 state of disaster amid US tariff uncertainty
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 9, 2025
Lesotho has declared a national state of disaster over the country's "high rates of youth unemployment and job losses" as uncertainty over US tariffs hits the landlocked nation. Lesotho was hit by higher tariffs than any other country - 50% - when...
Nthole languishes in Addis jail – ministers sip tea at home
Public Eye
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July 10, 2025
MOTSAMAI MOKOTJO MASERU – Tlapane Nthole, a councillor from Boribeng Electoral Division under the Sephokong Community Council continues to languish in jail in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Meanwhile ministers who should ensure his welfare continue to sip...
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...
Lesotho invokes state of disaster to tackle unemployment
Eye Witness News
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MASERU, LESOTHO - The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho has declared a national "state of disaster" over soaring unemployment and mass job losses as it reels from the economic fallout of US tariffs and aid cuts. The textile-dependent...
Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister held talks with his Eswatini and Lesotho Colleagues
Turkmenportal
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held telephone talks with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Kingdom of Lesotho, the country's Foreign Ministry reported. During the conversation with the...
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...
Lesotho Hosts Badminton Development Programme
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- The Post) MASERU – In a major boost for grassroots sport in Lesotho, the Lesotho Badminton Federation (LESBAD), in partnership with the Danish Badminton Federation, has launched a ground-breaking international coaching and development...
Kingdom Of Lesotho: Staff Concluding Statement Of The 2025 Article IV Mission
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, July 7, 2025/APO Group/ -- Against a backdrop of low growth, high unemployment, and widespread poverty, Lesotho's government-led growth model has long struggled to...
Minister Majodina calls for SADC unity to tackle Africa's R528 billion water investment gap
IOL
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The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has successfully placed the upcoming Africa Water Investment Summit on the agenda of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at the 43rd Joint Meeting of Ministers responsible for...
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...
Lipholo In Trouble For 'Disrespecting' King
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- The Post) MASERU – Heavily armed police and soldiers yesterday arrested the self-styled“king of Basotholand” Dr Tšepo Lipholo at his home in Qoaling in Maseru. Dr Lipholo is set to appear before court today charged with violating...
A telephone conversation took place between the heads of the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Lesotho
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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July 7, 2025
07 July 2025 368 A telephone conversation took place between the heads of the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Lesotho On July 7, 2025, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of...
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...