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Lesotho , Thursday 16 April 2026

News Lesotho: Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa

News channel or source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250403-lesotho-hardest-hit-as-new-us-tariffs-rattle-africa
Published on: Wednesday 02 April 2025

Johannesburg (AFP) – The small African kingdom of Lesotho said Thursday it would "urgently" send a government delegation to the United States to plead its case after Washington imposed 50-percent ...

News Lesotho: Lesotho: The Boatmen of Lesotho - a Lifeline for Villagers

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202604150114.html
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

For trips, the boatmen take turns to avoid conflict. Some days, only three or four boats operate. They charged M20 (M1=R1) per person. On a good day one boatman said he can can earn up to M500, most ...

News Lesotho: Home Affairs clarifies permanent residency status for ZEP and Lesotho permit holders

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/home-affairs-clarifies-permanent-residency-status-for-zep-and-lesotho-permit-holders/ar-AA211kPg
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

The Department of Home Affairs clarifies that Zimbabwean and Lesotho exemption permit holders are ineligible for permanent residency applications ...

News Lesotho: Prince Seeiso of Lesotho on his longtime friendship and charity work with Prince Harry

News channel or source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-seeiso-of-lesotho-friendship-prince-harry/
Published on: Friday 18 May 2018

Prince Seeiso is the youngest brother of the king of the small African nation of Lesotho -- but he's not in Windsor on official business. He and Prince Harry are longtime friends, and partners in ...

News Lesotho: Lesotho finds its HIV care system unraveling and patients in despair in the wake of US cuts

News channel or source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/16/lesotho-usaid-cuts/
Published on: Thursday 16 October 2025

HA LEJONE, Lesotho (AP) — In the snow-topped mountains of Lesotho, mothers carrying babies on their backs walk for hours to the nearest health clinic, only to find HIV testing isn’t available. Centers ...

News Lesotho: Lesotho: What you must know about the country Donald Trump said ‘nobody has ever heard of’

News channel or source: https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/lesotho-what-you-must-know-about-the-country-donald-trump-said-nobody-has-ever-heard-of-11741252934948.html
Published on: Thursday 06 March 2025

US President Donald Trump mentioned Lesotho, a country in South Africa, in his address to the US Congress on Tuesday evening while listing some of the foreign spending he had cut. He joked, “Just ...

News Lesotho: How Lesotho ended up in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariff blitz

News channel or source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/how-lesotho-ended-up-in-the-crosshairs-of-trumps-tariff-blitz/articleshow/120061095.cms
Published on: Monday 07 April 2025

Lesotho faces an economic crisis as the US imposes a 50% tariff on its exports, threatening the textile industry and 12,000 jobs. The abrupt tariff hike is a part of President Trump's global trade ...

News Lesotho: Lesotho organisations push back against US health deal

News channel or source: https://groundup.org.za/article/lesotho-organisations-push-back-against-us-health-deal/
Published on: Monday 30 March 2026

Civil society organisations in Lesotho want the government to disclose a health funding agreement signed with the United States on 10 December. They also want the agreement to be debated in Parliament ...

News Lesotho: In Lesotho, women say they're finding their abortions on Facebook

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/health/lesotho-abortions-asequals-intl/index.html
Published on: Wednesday 07 March 2018

Editor's Note: CNN is committed to covering gender inequality wherever it occurs in the world. This story is part of As Equals, a year-long series. Maseru, Lesotho — Mpho opened a new chat on WhatsApp ...