Lesotho Explained: Politics, Economy and Life in 2026
Lesotho explained: a mountain kingdom inside South Africa, 60 years independent. Politics, economy, water, the US trade deal to 2028...
November 2, 2026Topic
AGOA
Why Anti-Migrant Attacks Keep Returning in South Africa
South Africa xenophobia 2026 flared again in Durban and Soweto, with 24 vehicles burned and a foreign national killed. Here...
October 23, 2026
Lesotho Wool Exports to China Resume
Lesotho wool exports to China have resumed, a 23 September report says, four months after China lifted its disease ban....
October 20, 2026
US Makes Uganda First Test of Trade Over Aid Push With US$1.2 Billion Plan
Uganda is the first test of Washington's Trade Over Aid push: a US$1.2 billion tourism and coffee pipeline pitched in...
September 30, 2026
Mauritius Gains Two More Years of Duty-Free US Access
The AGOA extension signed on 2 September runs to December 2028, giving Mauritius two more years of duty-free access to...
September 6, 2026
Lesotho Got Its Duty-Free Access Back. The Clock Is Still Running
Lesotho AGOA access is restored after a stopgap US tariff expired in July, and Congress has now voted to extend...
September 4, 2026
US Tariffs Cut South African Car Exports by 83% in One Year
South African vehicle exports to the US fell 83 percent after a 25 percent tariff landed. AGOA duty-free access no...
August 20, 2026
Inside the US$5 Billion Plan to Keep Africa’s Cotton Jobs in Africa
A US$5 billion cotton industrialisation plan backed by the WTO aims to process 25% of Africa's cotton locally and create...
August 15, 2026
US Senate Approves AGOA Extension Until End of 2028
The US Senate backed the AGOA extension through 31 December 2028, moving to restore three years of trade certainty for...
August 11, 2026