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

Washington's 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing collapse.

Africa is being hit by one disaster after another. Still reeling from United States Agency for International Development ...

Trump hit the small African kingdom of Lesotho with his highest tariff this week at 50%, fueling urgent efforts by the ...

Prime Minister says his government is removing obstacles to US investment, including Starlink, in the wake of the tariff hike ...

"This will give us an opportunity to negotiate tariff reductions so that the playing field is level for everyone," said Lesotho's Minister of Trade and Industry, Mokhethi Shelile, in response to the ...

Textile manufacturing is one of Lesotho's key industries, exporting some 75% of its output to the United States.

A 50% reciprocal trade tariff on Lesotho, the highest levy on U.S. President Donald Trump's long list of target economies, ...

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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 ...

Although SA benefits from a 90-day tariff pause, experts say it’s a tactical move by the US to secure favourable trade agreements.

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