| Title | Chapter 1: An overview of the context of international trade in Lesotho |
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| Contributor | Denis Nfor Yuni(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK536.01 |
| Landing page | https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/536 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Denis Nfor Yuni & Tsotang Tsietsi (eds.). Licensee: AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. The moral rights of the editors and authors have been asserted. |
| Publisher | AOSIS |
| Long abstract | This chapter provides an overview of the context of international trade in Lesotho. It focuses on two key pillars that shape nearly all aspects of international trade, which will be explored in the subsequent chapters. This introductory chapter analyses the geographic and economic contexts of Lesotho, highlighting their implications for international trade. It balances a broad overview of the Lesotho context with a careful avoidance of the specific topics covered in the following chapters. Additionally, the chapter introduces the remaining 11 chapters to pique readers’ interest in the content that lies ahead. |
| Print length | 9 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Denis Nfor Yuni is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at NUL, Lesotho. Yuni holds a PhD, an MSc and a BSc in Economics from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the University of Yaoundé II, Soa, Republic of Cameroon, respectively. Yuni is a recipient of the MSc Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, awarded by the Centre for Demographic and Allied Research (CDAR) in partnership with the International Development Research Consortium(IDRC). Yuni has consulted for several organisations, including the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), Climate Analytics GmbH in Berlin, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the African Heritage Institution (AfriHeritage) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Yuni previously served as the deputy director of the Centre for Internationalisation at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike (AEFUNA) and is currently the research pillar coordinator of the National University of Lesotho World Trade Organisation (NUL WTO) Research Chair. With over 40 research journal publications, primarily in reputable and accredited journals, Yuni brings over 15 years of research experience to his field.
Tsotang Tsietsi is a senior lecturer in the Department of Private Law at NUL, Lesotho. Tsietsi holds a PhD in Commercial Law from UCT, South Africa; an LLM in International Economic Law from the University of Cambridge, UK; and an LLB from NUL, Lesotho. As of January 2022, Tsietsi co-holds the NUL WTO Research Chair. Tsietsi’s research interests broadly encompass international economic law, particularly World Trade Organisation (WTO) law, African regional integration, trade and agriculture, trade in services, gender and trade, and international investment law. Tsietsi also serves as the vice president of the African International Economic Law Network (AfIELN) and is a member of the editorial board of the African Journal of International Economic Law (AJIEL). Tsietsi has a long history of coaching students in various regional and international moot court competitions, including the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, the African Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot Competition and the John H Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO Law.