Are Trump’s tariffs destroying lives and livelihoods in Lesotho?
July 30, 2025
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Are Trump’s tariffs destroying lives and livelihoods in Lesotho?
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"Nobody's heard of it." That's Donald Trump's dismissive claim about Lesotho – a small country in southern Africa where lives are being devastated by the US president's decision. <br /><br />But what are the real-world consequences of Mr Trump's trade war? <br /><br />Trump's cuts to US foreign aid means people can't get access to HIV medication and costly tariffs is causing havoc to the economy – both of which are costing lives. <br /><br />Sky News' Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir has been to Lesotho to find out how decisions in Washington are hitting a country thousands of miles away. <br /><br />Click here to hear more from Yousra, including how the deadly drug Kush is wreaking havoc in West Africa... and why it links to the UK: <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/kush-the-deadly-drug-wreaking-havoc-in-west-africa-13391966" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://news.sky.com/story/kush-the-deadly-drug-wreaking-havoc-in-west-africa-13391966</a> <br />
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