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

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.

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.

With 50 percent punitive tariffs, the tiny South African Lesotho is at the top of Trump's list. Other African states are also hard hit by the measures – only one country is interested in the US President. So he practically abandons an entire continent.

With a 30% increase in tariffs, the country is one of the hardest hit by the introduction of new barriers by the United States. A new step in the deterioration of relations between Washington and Pretoria.

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