Lesotho faces an economic crisis as the US imposes a 50% tariff on its exports, threatening the textile industry and 12,000 ...

In Lesotho, which makes denim that goes into U.S.-branded jeans, both the private sector and the government were weighing ...

US president imposes 50% reciprocal levy on the impoverished state: the highest of his so-called 'Liberation Day' tariffs ...

Listings on e-commerce site eBay show that Trump-branded golf shirts were made in Lesotho. The nation is currently facing a ...

The government of Lesotho told its citizens not to panic after the U.S. announced a trade tariff that risks wiping out nearly ...

The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule. But for Lesotho, the impact of a ...

Lesotho’s textile industry, a key pillar of its economy, faces an uncertain future after US President Donald Trump imposed a ...

Textiles, diamonds and hydropower: The backbone of Lesotho’s economy Lesotho’s economic structure rests heavily on three pillars: textile manufacturing, diamond mining, and hydropower exports.

US President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Lesotho, the highest globally, citing a disputed 99% tariff on US goods.

But the fallout from the U.S. tariffs could be severe. Lesotho’s Trade Minister Mokhethi Shelile warned of looming factory closures and job losses in the textile sector, which employs about 12,000 ...