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A Small African Nation Has Few Options to Counter 50% U.S. Tariffs
In Lesotho, which makes denim that goes into U.S.-branded jeans, both the private sector and the government were weighing ...
Lesotho: the tiny African nation in the crosshairs of Trump's tariff war
US president imposes 50% reciprocal levy on the impoverished state: the highest of his so-called 'Liberation Day' tariffs ...
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Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa
The small African kingdom of Lesotho said Thursday it would "urgently" send a government delegation to the United States to plead its case after Washington imposed 50-percent tariffs on its ...
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'Don't want to die': Lesotho HIV patients look to traditional medicine
In a sunlit shack on the outskirts of Lesotho's capital Maseru, 34-year-old Lieketseng Lucia Tjatji sits under a black cloth ...
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When Huge Trump Tariffs Hit Small African Economies
The amount of manufactured goods exported from Africa to the United States is minuscule. But for Lesotho, the impact of a stunning 50 percent tariff is enormous. By Patricia Cohen Patricia Cohen ...
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How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world
If you have ever bought a pair of jeans from an American brand like Levi’s or Wrangler, chances are they were manufactured at a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho.Related ...
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How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world
If you have ever bought a pair of jeans from an American brand like Levi’s or Wrangler, chances are they were manufactured at a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho.Related video ...
KS3 Geography: Africa. 3: Achieving water security in Southern Africa.
Water security in Southern Africa. An introduction to the hydrology of Africa, including steps taken to achieve water security in Southern Africa. BBC.