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Are Trump's tariffs destroying lives and livelihoods in Lesotho?

Wednesday 30 July 2025 17:26, UK

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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.

But what are the real-world consequences of Mr Trump's trade war?

Mr Trump's cuts to US foreign aid means people can't get access to HIV medication, and costly tariffs are causing havoc to the economy - both of which are costing lives.

Paste BN' Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir has been to Lesotho to find out how decisions in Washington DC are hitting a country thousands of miles away.

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

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