The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho has declared a national “state of disaster” over soaring unemployment and mass job losses as it reels from the economic fallout of US tariffs and aid cuts. The textile-dependent economy was already grappling with sky-high unemployment, especially among the youth, before President Donald Trump slashed aid and raised trade barriers. FRANCE 24’s Tom Canetti has more from Cape Town.
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