{"id":65465,"date":"2025-12-20T00:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T00:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/advancing-lesothos-industrialization-and-green-transition"},"modified":"2025-12-20T01:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T01:21:55","slug":"advancing-lesothos-industrialization-and-green-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/advancing-lesothos-industrialization-and-green-transition","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Lesotho&#8217;s Industrialization and Green Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span>As Lesotho advances its development agenda, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) will intensify its support in 2026 to strengthen industrialisation, trade and sustainability, in line with the National Strategic Development Plan II (NSDP II), Agenda 2063 and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<\/p>\n<p>Lesotho\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Ambassador Ms. Nts\u2019iuoa Sekete, welcomed the anticipated intervention, saying it holds promise for tangible change and sustainable development for the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that Lesotho views ECA\u2019s targeted support as both timely and strategic, adding that strengthening industrial policy, regional value chains and micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) competitiveness is essential to ensure that the country\u2019s integration into regional and continental markets translates into inclusive growth, resilience and sustainable livelihoods for Basotho.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Lesotho<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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