Trump’s tariffs could be death knell for US-Africa trade pact
APRIL 5 – Thursday was a “terrible” and “devastating” day for people involved in Lesotho’s textile sector as they digested the news that the country’s exports to the US would be hit by a 50% import tax, or tariff. Teboho Kobeli, who founded Afri-Expo Textiles and employs 2,000 people in the country, could barely disguise…