Trump gave Lesotho the biggest tax bill of any place on his new list. He wants Americans bringing things from this small African country to pay 50% more. Lesotho makes clothes—blue jeans mainly—and ships diamonds to American stores. The numbers look bad for America since Lesotho sells $237 million worth of stuff but buys less than $3 million from US companies. Tough news hit Thursday when Trump said he planned these equal taxes on many countries.
The minister in charge of Lesotho trade plans to fly people to Washington right away. He worries factories might close tomorrow and workers might lose their jobs next week. Trump believes these taxes help fix money problems between America and other lands. He wants to change how much more...
People who live near Banhine National Park have started to receive money from tourist visits. This helps families in the Chigubo, Mapai, and Mabalane areas of Gaza province. The law says local groups should get 20% of what tourists pay to visit the park. This money goes straight to nearby villages and helps them work with park officials. The cash rewards come from rules made years ago that help local people benefit from living next to wildlife areas.
The park opened 52 years ago, but only recently did money start flowing directly to neighbors. Before this change, the park helped build schools and water sources for nearby villages. They also gave funds for farming projects and helped children go to school. All these efforts made life...
Brazil asked Mozambique to join a big meeting about stopping hunger next May. Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira called Maria Manuela Lucas on Tuesday to talk about it. He hopes she will bring Mozambique to the Brazil-Africa food talk happening May 20-22 in the Brazilian capital. This meeting comes after world leaders started a team to fight hunger last November at the G20 meeting in Rio. Brazil plans to host many African farm leaders for the first major gathering of this new hunger-fighting group.
Vieira said nice things about how Mozambique handles its problems at home. He liked the recent meeting between President Daniel Chapo and Venâncio Mondlane, who ran against him. Mondlane led many street protests after the October voting results...
Mozambique started a major water cleanup plan on Wednesday. The Public Works team met in Maputo to kick off this $27 million project. Money comes from the African Bank to help fix dirty water problems in three cities in the middle and north of the country, where many people need better pipes and drains.
Hélio Banze, from the government, told everyone that Chimoio would see changes first. About 190,000 people who live there will soon have cleaner water. The old pipes cannot handle all the waste anymore. People often catch diseases from the bad water that flows through town. Jobs will open up as workers build new systems throughout the city streets.
Most of the cash—around $20 million—will pay for the main cleaning plant. Workers will...
Venâncio Mondlane started making his new party real on Thursday by sending papers to Maputo officials. His helper, Dinis Tivane, handed everything over at the Justice Ministry building. The government must answer within one to two months about letting the party work. Tivane told reporters they hope to bring everyone back with good news when the party gets approved. He seemed sure their request would pass all checks.
The party name Anamalala comes from northern Mozambique's Macua people. This word means something like "it will end" or "it is over." Many people learned this word during Mondlane's run for president. Fans chanted it at big meetings where he spoke against the October 9 election results. The word became famous when people...
Since his second time as US President, Donald Trump has pushed hard on tariffs. He slapped these extra fees on goods from many places that tax American products or go against US interests. Even close neighbors Mexico and Canada faced these trade penalties. China took big hits from these charges and recently asked the World Trade Organization to help them fight back against Trump's actions.
Chinese officials claim the US broke trade rules by adding 10% more costs to their products. They say these actions break the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade from 1994. Trump defends these moves as protection for American safety. He points to dangerous cartel groups and deadly drugs like fentanyl coming across borders as reasons for these...
President Ruto ends his big trip around Mt Kenya tomorrow after five full days. During this time, he went all over Nyeri and Kiambu. The busy leader stopped at many places, like Githunguri Town in Kiambu County. He talked with the people who live near Mau Mau Road in Lari. Later, he met with folks from Othaya Town during his travels through the area.
The President started work on a new market in Othaya by laying the first stone. This huge project costs 325 million shillings and will have space for 1,000 sellers when finished. The new building includes cold storage rooms for keeping food fresh. Special computer areas called ICT hubs will help small business owners connect with customers. As he talked with local traders, he explained...
The United States praised Kenya for making peace happen across the region. Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi told everyone that Kenya keeps working hard to bring lasting peace solutions nearby. On Saturday, he met with Massad Boulos, who advises America on African matters, at his office. The US brought many important people along for this meeting. Mudavadi felt happy about America noticing all the good work Kenya does.
According to Mudavadi, Kenya wants everyone fighting to find answers that help both sides. He explained that wars take away money that countries need to grow better. Peace matters a lot across Africa because fighting steals resources from places that need them badly. Both nations plan to work together more closely because...
Iran's President, Pezeshkian, fired his deputy, Shahram Dabiri, who took an expensive trip to Antarctica with his wife during Nowruz. The president's office called the trip impossible to justify when many Iranians face money problems. Many people became angry after seeing photos on social media showing Dabiri and his wife in front of the MV Plancius heading to the South Pole.
Pezeshkian said on Saturday he removed Dabiri from his job as vice president of parliamentary affairs. He did not accept the excuse that Dabiri paid for the trip himself. The president stated clearly that government officials should not enjoy luxury travels when regular people struggle with daily costs. He added that such behavior goes against the values of...
