Lesotho: African Development Bank Launches $209 Million Strategy to Boost Lesotho's Economy

The African Development Bank Group launched its Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for the Kingdom of Lesotho on Wednesday, setting out an ambitious development programme covering the… Read more »

Lesotho: African Development Bank Group Board Approves New Strategy to Drive Economic Diversification and Private Sector-Led Inclusive Growth in Lesotho

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new $209 million Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Lesotho, setting out a roadmap to accelerate the… Read more »

Liberia: African Development Bank Supports the Development of Long-Term Low-Carbon and Climate Resilience Visions in Botswana, Gabon, Liberia and Lesotho

The African Development Bank, with funding from the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), has supported the governments of Botswana, Gabon, Lesotho, and Liberia in developing… Read more »

Lesotho: African Development Bank President Brings Hope to Lesotho Schoolchildren

"Before the African Development Bank-funded water project, pupils had to walk over one kilometer to fetch water for meals, drinking, and cleaning," said headmasters Read more »

Lesotho: African Development Bank Group to Expand Investment in Lesotho to $331 Million

The African Development Bank Group plans to invest $331 million in key strategic sectors in Lesotho as part of its proposed Country Strategy Paper for 2025-2030 to boost economic… Read more »

Lesotho: The Gift of Water - How the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Is Transforming Lives

"Water is life; when there is no water, it is as if there are no people living." Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho's King Letsie III, African Development Bank Group and Global Philanthropies Forge Strategic Partnership to End School-Age Hunger

The African Development Bank Group and The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) today signed a Letter of Intent formalizing a commitment to establish the End School-Age… Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Launches the ICT Initiative for Remote Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects (Rasme)

The African Development Bank and the government of Lesotho have jointly launched an innovative state-of-the-art initiative which uses the power of information and communications… Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho CSOs Shape African Development Bank's New Country Strategy

Lesotho's civil society organizations (CSOs), operating under the umbrella of the Lesotho Council of NGOs, convened on March 21, 2024, to evaluate the African Development Bank's… Read more »

Africa: King Letsie III of Lesotho Launches Position Paper On Integrating Nutrition Into Climate Financing

Dr Garba Laouali, African Development Bank's Manager of Agricultural Production, Sustainability, and Research Division (L), H.E Ahmed Madobe Nunow, Minister of Agriculture of the… Read more »

Lesotho: Multinational - African Development Bank Approves $86.72 Million Loan to Boost Water Security and Socio-Economic Development in South Africa and Lesotho

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved a loan of $86.72 million to co-finance the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho - African Development Fund Extends $4.25 Million Loan to Modernize Tax Collection, Boost Revenue

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $4.25 million to the Lesotho Revenue Authority to provide digital tax services, including… Read more »

Lesotho: An African Development Bank project enhances primary and secondary school education - report

An education project in Lesotho, financed by the African Development Bank and implemented between 2008 and 2016, has provided the country with new primary and secondary school… Read more »

Africa: Africa Climate Change Fund Grants Nearly $1 Million to Support Access to Climate Finance in Benin and Lesotho

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) has approved a project proposal for a total of $997, 524 to support Benin and Lesotho to access international climate finance, an initiative… Read more »

Lesotho: African Development Bank Concludes Dialogue With Lesotho On New Country Strategy

Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), 29th July 2019: An African Development Bank delegation has concluded a dialogue with representatives of the Kingdom of Lesotho to prepare for the… Read more »

Lesotho: King of Lesotho, African Development Bank President, Hold Bilateral Meeting On Increased Nutrition Investment, Projects Collaboration

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and His Majesty Letsie III, the King of Lesotho, met at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday, where they… Read more »

Africa: African Union Summit - African Development Bank President Adesina Holds Bilateral Meetings With H.M. King of Lesotho and President of Madagascar

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, held several high-level bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.… Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho's King Letsie III Reaffirms African Leaders for Nutrition Champion Role

His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho made a commitment to mobilize and engage with African Heads of State and Finance Ministers to rally behind the African Leaders… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Enables Public Private Dialogue in Lesotho

The African Development Bank and the Lesotho Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) signed a Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) grant agreement of US $915,000 to… Read more »

Lesotho: Sefa to Support First Utility-Scale Solar PV Project in Lesotho

The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US$ 695,500 grant to NEO I SPV Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of OnePower Lesotho Pty Ltd.,… Read more »

Lesotho: AfDB and Gef Support Climate Change Adaptation for Sustainable Water Supply in Malawi and Lesotho

On February 13, 2017, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council approved a total of US $ 4 million and US $ 2.6 million, respectively, for Lesotho and Malawi as part of… Read more »

Africa: Nine Low-income African Countries Win Funding to Transform Renewable Energy Services

At the semi-annual Climate Investment Funds (CIF) governing body meetings held June 25-28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, nine African nations were chosen to receive new funding and… Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Signs Up to African Legal Support Facility

The Kingdom of Lesotho on Monday, May 19 in Kigali, signed up to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) becoming the 57th state to join the group, established in 2010 to assist… Read more »

Lesotho: ADF Loan for Greater Transparency and Accountability of Public Sector Spending in Lesotho

The African Development Fund (ADF) - the soft loan arm of the African Development Bank Group - approved a grant of USD 3.99 million for an institutional support project for the… Read more »

Africa: Using Public-Private Partnership to Finance National Hospitals - the Case of Lesotho

Many African countries are facing increasing demands for health financing with fewer limited resources available and dwindling donor financing. This disconnect compels African… Read more »