Lesotho has declared a national state of disaster over the country's "high rates of youth unemployment and job losses" as uncertainty over US tariffs hits the landlocked nation. Lesotho was hit by higher tariffs than any other country - 50% - when they were announced by President Donald Trump in April,

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.