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Lesotho Faces Crisis: 50% Youth Unemployment Sparks Disaster

7/11/2025

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Lesotho is grappling with a national state of disaster as youth unemployment skyrockets to 50%, while overall joblessness sits at 30%. This alarming crisis, fueled by US tariff uncertainties and slashed foreign aid, has prompted emergency measures to create jobs. Without renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act by September 2024, 40,000 jobs hang in the balance.

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Lesotho is grappling with a national state of disaster as youth unemployment skyrockets to 50%, while overall joblessness sits at 30%. This alarming crisis, fueled by US tariff uncertainties and slashed foreign aid, has prompted emergency measures to create jobs. Without renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act by September 2024, 40,000 jobs hang in the balance.