‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s tariffs

Impoverished African country is hit with highest tariff rate at 50%, overturning decades of global trade policy

The day after Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs, Lesotho's garment workers feared for their jobs.

Last year, Lesotho sent about 20% of its $1.1bn (845m) of exports to the US, most of it clothing, as well as diamonds, under a continent-wide trade agreement meant to help African countries' development via tariff-free exports.