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U.S.-imposed tariffs spelled disaster for this factory that exported clothes to American stores
BNN Bloomberg
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July 30, 2025
MASERU, Lesotho — The deafening roar of hundreds of sewing machines has gone silent. Spools of thread in every color are covered in dust. The warehouse is dark and empty. In the tiny African nation of Lesotho, clothing manufacturer Tzicc’s...
Visa restrictions said to be retarding business
The Gleaner
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August 1, 2025
Visa restrictions continue to limit mobility for many nations in the Global South and hinder Africa-Caribbean trade, high-level delegates at an investment forum have said. According to the latest version of the Henley Passport Index, which ranks...
Global Perspective: Expectations rising for African economic growth, democratization
The Mainichi
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A man, center, in Niamey, the capital of Niger, is seen surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren in this photo taken in May 2023. (Mainichi/Mitsuyoshi Hirano) By Akihiko Tanaka, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo From Aug. 20 to...
The Latest: Markets react negatively to Trump's latest tariffs moves and weak jobs report
GoSkagit - Washington State
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August 1, 2025
President Donald Trump 's latest executive order placing tariffs on many U.S. trade partners — the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global economy and alliances — says they'll go into effect in seven days, and not the Friday...
Open call: Grants for heritage organisations
Music in Africa
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This initiative aims to strengthen cultural cooperation within the Southern African region and between Southern Africa and Europe, while enhancing cultural production capacities and fostering intercultural dialogue through the co-creation of new...
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...
US quietly drafts plan to end program that saved millions from AIDS
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 1, 2025
Demonstrators stack mock coffins outside the State Department in Washington on April 17, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s disruption of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program. (Allison Robbert/The New York Times) The...
AP News Summary at 5:34 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Trump's new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries have drawn expressions of relief from some...
“Time to Fix Malawi”: PCP’s Jordan Sauti Vows Free Secondary Education, Economic Rescue Ahead of Polls
Nyasa Times
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July 7, 2025
As Malawi marches toward the hotly anticipated September 16 tripartite elections, Patriotic Citizens Party (PCP) president Jordan Sauti is emerging as a bold new voice, declaring himself the only leader Malawians can trust to pull the country out...
Information technology services for the MSMES
Informative
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July 30, 2025
By: ‘Moelo Motsiri MASERU Allmyneeds is digital company educates the micro, small, and medium enterprises with the Information Technology services to help them strengthen their digital presence in these days where E-commerce plays the vital role...
SADC PRESIDENTS & PRIME MINISTERS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Zambian Observer
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July 6, 2025
SADC PRESIDENTS & PRIME MINISTERS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS President Dr Lazarus Chakwera holds a PhD in Theology from the University of Trinity International University in the United States of America. He also holds a bachelor degree from...
London pre-open: Stocks to fall as investors mull Trump tariff announcements
ShareCast
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The FTSE 100 was called to open around 35 points lower. Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said: "Trump’s new tariff directive, signed behind closed doors just ahead of the August 1 deadline, slaps a new floor under global...
While you sleep, India and China are stealing the future
The Post
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August 1, 2025
Sanjith Hannuman|Published 1 hour ago 5min A TAXI pulls up in Mumbai with no driver, trains glide at 350km/h without conductors, cargo planes cross continents with empty cockpits, and surgeons in Seoul perform heart surgery on patients 500km...
These Countries Eat the Least Meat, and Here’s What We Can Learn From Them
Sentient Media
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July 31, 2025
As the environmental costs of industrial meat production become increasingly undeniable, reducing global meat consumption has never been more urgent. But although global meat consumption has been on the rise for over half a century, some countries...
AP News Summary at 7:29 p.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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US envoy arrives in Israel to monitor Gaza food distribution as humanitarian crisis worsens DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has sent special envoy Steve Witkoff to the Middle East to “save lives" and...
Uncircumsised Leadership
Lesotho Times
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July 31, 2025
Gabashane Masupha Political & Policy Analyst In the anatomy of a democratic state, institutions are the sinews that hold the body politic together. When those institutions are weak, when the bureaucracy is enfeebled, the judiciary politicized, and...
Global, Regional, and National Burden Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attributable to Particulate Matter Pollution: 1990–2021 and Projections to 2036
Dove Medical Press
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July 31, 2025
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common respiratory disease, is a major healthcare burden and a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The most recent Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
Revenue, Reform, And Representation
Modern Ghana
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In 2024, I wrote From Back-Benchers to Front Burners: The Rise of Women in Taxation1— a feature in ATAF Newsletter1 that captured the quiet revolution happening in Africa’s tax landscape. That piece spotlighted women’s growing visibility in tax...
Trump tariffs latest developments: US unveils revised tariff regime for every country – Who pays how much?
Financial Express
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With only hours remaining before a self‑imposed trade deadline of August 1, the White House formally announced a sweeping new global tariff policy late on July 31. Despite earlier plans to implement before midnight, the administration delayed...
Plans for regional university advance, but doubts persist
University World News
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SOUTHERN AFRICA Plans for a regional university hosted by Eswatini that were first mooted nearly 10 years ago have moved forward at last, but local student leaders are among those who question its feasibility. The Southern African Development...