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Lesotho Declares National State of Disaster Over Soaring Unemployment

Lesotho Declares National State of Disaster Over Soaring Unemployment

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

Lesotho declares two-year state of disaster amid US tariff fallout

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

Lesotho Declares State of Disaster Over Unemployment

(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...

Trump tariffs create national disaster for Lesotho

Trump tariffs create national disaster for Lesotho

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 reels as tariff uncertainty causes order cancellations, mass lay-offs

Lesotho reels as tariff uncertainty causes order cancellations, mass lay-offs

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...

Lesotho’s textile industry in disaster after Trump tariffs

Lesotho’s textile industry in disaster after Trump tariffs

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

Lesotho declares state of disaster amid US tariff uncertainty

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...

Lesotho invokes state of disaster to tackle unemployment

Lesotho invokes state of disaster to tackle unemployment

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...

WATCH | Trump tariffs create national disaster for tiny Lesotho

WATCH | Trump tariffs create national disaster for tiny Lesotho

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 Hosts Badminton Development Programme

Lesotho Hosts Badminton Development Programme

(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...

Trump’s ‘selfish, cruel’ tariffs threaten national disaster for tiny Lesotho

Trump’s ‘selfish, cruel’ tariffs threaten national disaster for tiny Lesotho

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...

Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister held talks with his Eswatini and Lesotho Colleagues

Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister held talks with his Eswatini and Lesotho Colleagues

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...

New Lesotho legislation impacts South African exporters: What you need to know to stay compliant

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...

Lesotho Highlands Water Project: Centre local voices in the climate change, conflict and peacebuilding nexus

Lesotho Highlands Water Project: Centre local voices in the climate change, conflict and peacebuilding nexus

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...

A telephone conversation took place between the heads of the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Lesotho

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...

IMF staff mission finds Lesotho facing ‘uncertain external environment’

IMF staff mission finds Lesotho facing ‘uncertain external environment’

Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Holds Bilateral Calls with Counterparts from Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, and Eswatini

Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Holds Bilateral Calls with Counterparts from Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, and Eswatini

On 7 July 2025, Turkmenistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov held separate telephone conversations with Jeenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic; Ms. Folile Shakantu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

Kingdom Of Lesotho: Staff Concluding Statement Of The 2025 Article IV Mission

Kingdom Of Lesotho: Staff Concluding Statement Of The 2025 Article IV Mission

(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...

Second Tunnel Boring Machine Arrives for Lesotho Highlands Water Project Amid Delays

Second Tunnel Boring Machine Arrives for Lesotho Highlands Water Project Amid Delays

Polihali Phase II Project Reaches Key Milestone, Aims to Recover Lost Time The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) has achieved a critical milestone with the arrival of the second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) components, essential for the...

Lesotho’s removal from hunger hotspots is a milestone – But not the finish line

PATRICE TALLA TAKOUKAM This month brought a rare but welcome headline in global food security: Lesotho is no longer on the list of global hunger hotspots. According to the latest Hunger Hotspots 2025 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization...

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