{"id":61177,"date":"2025-09-03T21:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/lesotho-to-partake-at-africa-summit"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:44:05","slug":"lesotho-to-partake-at-africa-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/lesotho-to-partake-at-africa-summit","title":{"rendered":"LESOTHO TO PARTAKE AT AFRICA SUMMIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Lesotho will be represented at the 2025 YouthConnekt Africa Summit to be hosted by Madagascar in November, the Minister of Gender, Youth and Social Development has said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLesotho\u2019s delegation made up of youth will be led by the Prime Minister (PM), Mr. Ntsokoane Matekane and the team will represent us at the African conference,\u201d Mr. Pitso Lesaoana added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Minister, this is one of the government\u2019s efforts meant to reaffirm its commitment in supporting youth as future leaders, particularly entrepreneurs so that they can create jobs and fight unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the youth will be drawn from the \u2018Sebabatso Initiative,\u2019 encouraging those who will participate to go and connect with investors and other young entrepreneurs across Africa so as to gain more skills and insights in order to expand their horizon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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