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A series of protests in Eswatini against the absolute monarchy and for democratisation began in late June 2021. Starting as a peaceful protest on 20 June, they escalated after 25 June into violence and looting over the weekend when the government took a hardline stance against the demonstrations and prohibited the delivery of petitions.
Eswatini ( / ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni] ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland ( / ˈswɑːzilænd / SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [ 11][ 12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its ...
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini, 2021 Eswatini protests. 25 January – Two in Eswatini die and thousands are homeless throughout Southern Africa as Cyclone Eloise causes extensive flooding. [1] 20 February – King Mswati III says he has recuperated from COVID-19 and thanks Taiwan for sending the necessary medication.
MBABANE (Reuters) -Voters in Eswatini queued under the hot sun on Friday morning to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections whose outcome will make little difference to the politics of a ...
Eswatini, wedged between South Africa and Mozambique, is the last absolute monarchy in Africa and one of the few remaining in the world. King Mswati III, 55, has been the monarch since 1986, wh
Fifty one men and eight women were elected to Eswatini's parliament in last week's election, with a strong showing for pro-royalist candidates in results expected to make little difference to the ...
Politics of Eswatini. Eswatini is an absolute monarchy with constitutional provisions and Swazi law and Custom. [1] [2] The head of state is the king or Ngwenyama (lit. Lion ), currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne in 1986 after the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1982 and a period of regency.
The documentary provides an insight into those fateful days through eyes of those who have been most severely been affected by the 2021 Eswatini protest and unrest. The film begins with the event that sparked the civil strife in Eswatini, the untimely demise of university student, Thabani Nkomonye, allegedly at the hands of the Royal Eswatini Police in the middle of May 2021.