Africa’s Top Garment Exporter Could Fold Under US Tariffs, Minister Warns
The tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho—Africa’s leading garment exporter to the U.S.—is on the brink of economic collapse after the Trump administration imposed staggering 50% tariffs on its textile exports. Trade Minister Mokhethi Shelile called the move a “national disaster,” with factories already shuttering and 40,000 jobs at risk in a country where textiles account…