Africa, Donald Trump and Lesotho

Where is Lesotho? African country ripped in Trump address; Africa government response
During his presidential speech Tuesday, President Donald Trump called out the African country while referencing cuts by DOGE. Where is Lesotho?
Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation
“Eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of,” Trump said, struggling to pronounce the name correctly as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, sitting behind him, grinned.
Trump condemns LGBTQ+ funding to an African country “nobody has ever heard of”
Common sense has become a common theme”, United States president, Donald Trump stated, as he addressed congress via a speech that sparsely referenced Africa. ・President Trump addressed the congress and focused on reducing federal waste.
Lesotho insulted after Trump says nobody has heard of the country
Lesotho's foreign minister said on Wednesday he was shocked and insulted by U.S. President Donald Trump saying nobody has heard of the African country, and invited him to come visit.
Lesotho shocked by Trump's remarks that 'nobody has heard of the country'
"Eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of," Trump said, eliciting laughter from some US lawmakers. A spokesperson for Lesotho's foreign affairs department told the BBC that Lesotho enjoyed "warm and cordial" relations with the US.
Trump Mocks Lesotho, Calls It a Country 'Nobody Has Ever Heard Of'
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday mocked tiny Lesotho as a country "nobody has ever heard of" as he defended his sweeping cuts in aid.Trump highlighted the landlocked African constitutional monarchy during an address to Congress as he gave a long list of past US aid projects.
Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them
A contentious law that allows South Africa’s government to expropriate land has enraged the United States. Many fear that the ...
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Boost for SA? Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid
A divided US Supreme Court has handed a legal defeat to Donald Trump, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2 billion in foreign ...
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Trump’s Attacks on South Africa Are About More Than Land Reform
U.S.-South Africa relations have fallen apart since Trump took office, but the tensions run a lot deeper than just recent ...
Trump Uncertainty Jars Global Economy, South Africa’s Kganyago Says
The global economy is at risk of splintering under Donald Trump’s policy onslaught and could reignite inflation, the head of ...
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Trump Targets South Africa as US-Africa Relations Sour
US President Donald Trump has made South Africa one of the early targets of his presidency, freezing financial aid and ...
South Africa to send team to US for trade talks as Ramaphosa responds to Trump's 'criticism'
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa wants to find agreement with the new US government on diplomatic, trade and other issues, ...
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South Africa's Ramaphosa seeks dialogue with Trump on land policy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his desire on Thursday to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump in ...
Race policies or Israel - what's really driving Trump's fury with South Africa?
And among those opponents is Donald Trump. He has said the new bill was "hateful rhetoric" towards "racially disfavored ...