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September 28, 2023
Eswatini: Eswatini Gears Up For Party-Less Parliamentary Elections
Tomorrow legislative elections will be held in the Kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Southern Africa: SADC Calls Out King Mswati, Urges Urgent National Dialogue in eSwatini
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is calling for a national dialogue in the Kingdom of eSwatini, after the assassination of political activist Advocate Thulani… Read more »
October 21, 2021
Southern Africa: SADC Deploys Special Envoys to eSwatini as Police Fire on Protesters
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Defence, Politics and Security Cooperation has appointed a… Read more »
July 18, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Undermines Democracy in Africa
As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the… Read more »
July 06, 2021
Eswatini: UN Human Rights Deeply Concerned by eSwatini Violence
The violence that erupted in eSwatini in recent days – in which dozens of people have been reported killed or injured during protests – is deeply concerning, the UN… Read more »
December 14, 2020
Africa: People Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa
An excerpt from the CIVICUS Monitor report: Read more »
October 22, 2019
Africa: 3 African Countries Rated Top Destinations by Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet has rated eSwatini, Liberia and Morocco among "the best of the best" in its list of top 10 countries to visit in 2020. The travel guide company based its selection on… Read more »
April 20, 2018
Eswatini: Swaziland Name Change - How Much Will it Cost?
King Mswati III has announced that Swaziland's name has been changed to 'eSwatini', Deutsche Welle reports. The 50-year-old monarch made the declaration during the country's… Read more »
April 18, 2018
Africa: Now or Never - Quashing Malaria Before It Roars Back
A powerful international coalition of civil society organisations launches a new campaign in London today to fight back against the threatened resurgence of malaria. Read more »
April 09, 2018
Eswatini: Swazi King's Wife Dies of Overdose - Report
According to a report from City Press, King Mswati III's eighth wife, Senteni Masango, has died after she allegedly overdosed on about 40 amitriptyline capsules, medication used to… Read more »
February 20, 2018
Southern Africa: Rethinking Belonging Could Foster a More Humane Understanding of Migration
World Social Justice Day is this year marked by the theme: “Workers on the move: the quest for social justice”. Read more »
November 23, 2017
Southern Africa: Graca Machel Urges Better Nutrition for Mothers, Children
One of every four children under five years old in southern Africa suffers from stunted growth in that they are too short for their age, often as a result of inadequate nutrition. Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: Strongmen Thrive on their Ability to Keep People in Fear
The following is the 2014 Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture delivered on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at the FNB Building, Wits University by Rafael Marques de Morais, publisher of… Read more »
July 24, 2014
Africa: U.S.-Africa Summit Must Listen to Voices of the People
In a guest column for AllAfrica, E. Gyimah Boadi of Ghana's Center for Democratic Development says the vast majority of Africans who prefer democracy over authoritarian regimes… Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: World's Media Chiefs Press African Leaders on Freedoms
Editors and publishers from across the world have singled out the governments of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Swaziland for threatening free expression and media freedom. Read more »
April 16, 2014
Eswatini: IPI Calls On Swazi Govt to Free Editor
The text of a resolution of the General Assembly of the International Press Institute calling on Swaziland's government to drop charges against jailed editor and human rights… Read more »
October 03, 2013
Eswatini: Mbeki to Step in Over Nation's Judiciary
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is headed to Swaziland in response to concerns expressed by local lawyers about the state of the country's judiciary. Read more »
September 25, 2013
Eswatini: Elected Activist Calls for Change
Prominent pro-democracy activist Jan Sithole, who won a seat in parliament as an independent candidate, has vowed to fight for reform and steer the country's politics towards… Read more »
September 17, 2013
Eswatini: King Chooses Bride No. 14
Swaziland's King Mswati III has chosen an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant as his 14th wife, a palace spokesperson told AFP. Read more »
May 14, 2013
Eswatini: Swazi Voter Registration in Shambles
Voter registration is under way in Swaziland amid calls from opposition parties to boycott an electoral process that some have described as a mere formality. Read more »
November 20, 2012
Eswatini: Ellinah Wamukoya Becomes Africa's First Female Bishop
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has consecrated the continent's first woman bishop. Read more »
May 24, 2012
Africa: Political Leaders 'Learn Little' From North African Uprisings
Spurred by popular uprisings in North Africa, pressure to respect the human rights of all Africans is growing across the continent, but political leaders are standing in the way,… Read more »
May 20, 2011
Eswatini: Deep Cuts in Govt Payroll Threatened
The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the Swaziland government, already facing protests from its citizens, may have to slash the government payroll by U.S. $35… Read more »
April 26, 2011
Eswatini: King Mswati III Faces Royal Wedding Protest in London
Human rights activists and southern African exiles, organised by the Swaziland Vigil, are planning to protest outside one of London's most expensive hotels this evening to condemn… Read more »
April 12, 2011
Eswatini: Police Fire Teargas, Rubber Bullets at Protesters
Swaziland's paramilitary police force engaged in sporadic running battles with protesters, fired teargas and rubber bullets, and detained activists in a bid to crush a proclaimed… Read more »
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