The service is designed to provide secure, satellite connectivity where terrestrial networks are often unreliable.

US goods and services trade with Lesotho totalled $276 million in 2024.

Alphabet is taking on OpenAI with a gusto that underscores Wall Street’s perception that the Google parent is the leader in artificial intelligence (AI), a turn of events from a year ago when investors thought it was badly lagging behind rivals and punished its stock.

As the 2026 World Governments Summit concluded in Dubai on Thursday, African leaders and financial experts intensified calls for the continent to move decisively away from aid dependency and embrace a future built on investment‑led growth.