(Johannesburg) – Eswatini authorities should ensure accountability for their security forces’ crackdown on protesters in June 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite concerns, including ...

Twenty-five percent of Eswatini’s rural communities lack clean drinking water, according to the charity WaterAid. And another 40% do not have access to water. Nokukhanya Musi has the story from ...

Eswatini deploys army to quell pro-democracy school protests. Pro-democracy groups report several arrests amid protests in Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Published On 12 Oct 2021 12 Oct 2021.

Eswatini is rated "Not Free" by the U.S.-based organisation Freedom House, which says the king exercises ultimate authority over all branches of the national government and effectively controls ...

In the Swazi language, eSwatini means "place of the Swazi." The Two-Way. International. Swaziland Gets A Name Change: Call It eSwatini Now. April 20, 2018 9:29 AM ET. By . Colin Dwyer ...

Southern African regional bloc SADC said on Saturday that Eswatini's King Mswati III - Africa's last absolute monarch - had accepted the need for a national dialogue after pro-democracy protests ...

Eswatini has eight species of highly venomous snakes and a mostly rural population of 1.2 million people. When these reptiles bite people, it can be deadly, especially when antivenom is scarce.

The king of Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarch, has changed the name of his country to the “Kingdom of eSwatini” to mark the 50th anniversary of independence – and to avoid ...

Eswatini’s parliament should provide sufficient resources to protect women against violence and to effectively implement the 2023-2027 National Strategy to End Violence in Eswatini, Human Rights ...

Lubombo, Eswatini – In the heart of the Jilobi Forest, a biodiversity hotspot in Eswatini’s eastern region of Lubombo, the three chiefdoms inhabiting the territory had longstanding disputes ...

Eswatini has embarked on a journey to have its first World Heritage Site nomination. With support from UNESCO, the country convened a five-day training session for national authorities, experts and ...

The king of Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarch, has changed the name of his country to the “Kingdom of eSwatini” to mark the 50th anniversary of independence – and to avoid ...