Africa – MOSAEC

Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs

The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule. But for Lesotho, the impact of a stunning 50 percent tariff is enormous.

By Patricia Cohen

Africa Customs (Tariff) Developing Countries International Trade and World Market Jeans (Apparel) Lesotho

Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs

The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule. But for Lesotho, the impact of a stunning 50 percent tariff is enormous.

By Patricia Cohen

Africa Agriculture and Farming Chickens Developing Countries Eggs Foreign Aid Hybrid Poultry Farm Livestock Poultry Poverty Rural Areas World Poultry Foundation Zambia

How Climate-Resilient Chickens Could Help Fight Poverty

An initiative in Zambia is showing that a profit-seeking company can help rural farmers battling extreme weather breed chickens that lay more eggs.

By Patricia Cohen and Brian Otieno

Africa Apartheid (Policy) Blue Train, South Africa Cape Town (South Africa) Johannesburg (South Africa) Lelyveld, Joseph Pretoria (South Africa) Railroads South Africa Travel and Vacations Western Cape (South Africa)

A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train

On a trip from Cape Town to Pretoria, a reporter grapples with the whiplash of traveling through South Africa’s two worlds, from majestic mountains to struggling shantytowns.

By John Eligon and Lee-Ann Olwage