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Lesotho's King Letsie III has launched an ambitious campaign in snowy Davos, where global leaders have gathered, with a royal plea: invest in his small African country's green shift. The monarch traveled from his mountainous, landlocked kingdom within South Africa to promote a fund focused on green energy through meetings with leaders in the business and political sectors within the Swiss Alps village. "The World Economic Forum in Davos appears to serve as a magnet for global leaders from the realms of politics, economics, and business," King Letsie told AFP during an interview. We believed that, if feasible, we should personally meet with these industry leaders, these government officials, to explore how we can promote our renewable energy capabilities. A country of approximately two million people with limited resources, Lesotho is heavily reliant on neighboring South Africa economically, with many citizens employed in South Africa and remitting earni...