Johannesburg, April 3, 2025 (AFP) - Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa

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2025-04-03

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 imports, the highest for a single nation. Other African countries hit with President Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" above the new baseline rate of 10 percent include Madagascar (47 percent), Mauritius (40 percent), Botswana (37 percent), Equatorial Guinea......

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