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Zeenat Hansrod

Lesotho declares 'state of disaster' as it struggles with US policy changes

Workers in a garment factory in Maseru, Lesotho. © AP/Neo Ntsoma

Lesotho's reliance on the United States has left the country on the brink of disaster following the Trump administration's decision to cut off aid. Its manufacturing sector too is under threat, thanks to uncertainty around the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Lesotho has declared a national state of disaster for the next two years, amid the fallout from tariffs and aid cuts imposed by the US.

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