Lesotho: In the country that Trump claims 'nobody has ever heard of', his name evokes fear and panic

Lesotho: In the country that Trump claims 'nobody has ever heard of', his name evokes fear and panic

Lesotho - once dubbed the "denim capital of Africa" - has declared a state of national disaster over high youth unemployment and job losses linked to US tariffs and aid cuts.

Lesotho: In The Country That Trump Claims 'nobody Has Ever Heard Of', His Name Evokes Fear And Panic - Great Yorkshire Radio

Winter in the southern African country feels colder than ever. Thousands of garment workers have lost their jobs as the threat of US tariffs brings the textile industry to the edge. Hundreds of thousands have been cut off from critical healthcare after the USAID withdrawal. Unemployed women stand outside the locked gates of factories asking for work. HIV-positive mothers travel long distances to clinics for a limited supply of life-saving medici…