Crisis in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) is a small country in Southern Africa nestled on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. It is notably Africa's only absolute monarchy -- the king rules by decree, with no meaningful checks or balances.
Today, the country in in the midst of its most intense and significant protests against that monarch in …
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