Doing Business in Lesotho 2026: Taxes, Ownership Limits and AGOA
Doing business in Lesotho means 25% company tax, 10% for factories and farms, 47 activities reserved for locals and duty-free...
October 7, 2026Topic
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Lesotho Drought Risk Rises as El Niño Returns
Lesotho drought risk rises as El Niño cuts rain from October. About 311,000 people face food insecurity and the disaster...
October 2, 2026
Lesotho Asks the UN for Climate Money, Citing 38% Youth Joblessness
Lesotho barely emits yet faces floods and drought. At the UN, its prime minister sought climate money and said youth...
September 26, 2026
Lesotho AI Blueprint: First Country to Apply the UN Plan
The Lesotho AI Blueprint is the UN's first country test of its new method for turning AI ambition into a...
September 24, 2026
Lesotho’s Polihali Dam Reaches 56.7% as Claimants Lose Court Round
Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2 is 56.7% complete, while over 3,000 people and 889 businesses must seek dam compensation...
September 20, 2026
Lesotho Economy Gets a Reprieve as AGOA Runs to 2028
The Lesotho economy depends on garment exports to the United States. AGOA has been extended to 2028, but the World...
September 19, 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
Trump Tariffs on Africa Challenged by 25 US States
Twenty-five US states filed suit to halt tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on goods from 60 trading partners, arguing...
August 4, 2026
Ski Africa’s Only Sub-Equator Resort in Maluti Mountains
Afriski in the Maluti Mountains ski zone hit 1,600+ daily visitors in 2025. See why 70% of guests cross from...
July 22, 2026