Trump Hits Lesotho With Record Tariff, Threatening Economy of Tiny African Kingdom

Lesotho: Trump tariffs 'not based on facts'

Mokhethi Shelile, Trade and Industry Minister of Lesotho, assesses the new US tariffs. Lesotho is the worst affected African country with tariffs of 50%. The country fears job losses and factory closures.

The tiny Lesotho is at the top of the US tariff package with 50 percent. Other African countries are also hit hard and are likely to drift further towards China.

Trump's biggest tariff was on tiny Lesotho. Here's what to know about the African kingdom.

Trump hit the small African kingdom of Lesotho with his highest tariff this week at 50%, fueling urgent efforts by the country to seek a deal, and new trade partners.

How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world

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

Lesotho is the most affected country in the world by the increase in customs duties imposed by Donald Trump. Which had already expressed his contempt for this small poor country in southern Africa.

Lesotho exports diamonds and Levi's jeans to the United States, among other things.