For a country he has just said “never heard of”, President Donald Trump painted Lesotho in South Africa for some beautiful lists on his long list of “Rayckcal” tariffs.

The “rural kingdom” of 2.3mg people, completely surrounded by South Africa, one of many countries, some of the poorest tariffs in the US.

Others include Nauru, the third country of World-

Saint Pierre and Miquelon, self-management abroad in France in the northwest Atlantic Atlantic Sea, whose primary processed crustaceans, the list is also made. The French territory was charged with 50 percent tariffs in the White House Press Release, whether it was a territory not mentioned in Executive Order.

Lesotho, known as the “capital capital of Africa”, established an enthusiastic industry in the US tariff under development of Africa (Aponalze), introduced in 2000 in the Catalyze Development of poor countries.

Lesotho has a $ 235mn business trade in the US 2024, according to the United States trade representative, with brands produced by exports in most exports. Everything now bring a 50 percent tariff.

Mokhethi Shelile, Lesotho’s seller minister, for creating an emergency address of Parliament about the issue of Thursday afternoon.

Tharo Qeshi, head of the country’s primary business, said his telephone did not stop ringing since the notifications of tariffs passed. “Union workers, business people, transport workers – everyone ate,” he said. “That 50 percent tariff means we may lose the entire fabric industry.”

Fabrics used 30,000 people directly, Qeshi said, with several thousands of indirect transportation, food, marketing and property. “People ask what they can do (to reduce) the effect. But as you see that the president of one is completely unpredictable,” as government sends a delegation to inform the Government of Washington.

In the last month only, in his first talk of Congress, Trump mentioned Lesotho, apparently for the first time, he cut $ 8mn of Lesotho’s country, which never heard “.

Many countries in Africa dependent indeed in the AVera think it can’t live at the barrage tariff. The “Aaga Done. It’s killed in water,” Alex Owino, an economist in Nairobi, speaking Africa confidential.

Among other countries regarded quitting “No Economic War” Against US – Trump’s islands who have been frumidado with frominated fragulously with many 41 percent tariffs.

The Falklands exported $ 27.4mg to US items in 2023, according to the observatory of economic complexity, but imported goods valued by a piece of broadcasting equipment.

The Pacific Pacific Island in Pacificica, whose economy has been struggling since the strong reduction of deposits of fossilized bird exports – so is the export of $ 1.16mmm only in the US at 2023.

US Exports from Nauru, previously known delight island, bring now a 30 percent tariff. Vatican City and Monaco, only two small countries are smaller than Nauru, both escape baseline 10 percent tariffs.

“I have never seen anyone calculated the tariffs this way,” said the Joon Chang, an economist of the SOAS in London, referring to “Bizarre” formula that reaches Tariff numbers based on 2424 trade deficiency in each country or over the US.

He argues that simply unwanted is the true justification for tapping a country like South Africa – Chiefter-in-chie-chie-in-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie-chie. “They hate South Africa. Just don’t try to pretend that you have some economic on its back,” said Chang.

South African officials fear that 30 percent tariffs can destroy the fruit and citrus industry. That can destroy thousands of jobs with a charge in a country with alarming unemployment levels.

Another African country of Trump Madagascar’s Crosshairs, is one of the poorest countries in the world with GDP per capita of $ 506, according to the World Bank.

The island is the main exporter of the Vanilla world, a plant that should be tightly tightly tightly dirty and grows well in tropical countries. Exported to Madagascar $ 143mn worth of US vanilla in 2023, according to OEC, the second largest thing after Nickel.

Chang, the SOAS Economist, said he doubted when the US refers to make an industrial vanilla given to a more cheap work climate. “I never got it. There are a lot of amazing things here.”