CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The small southern African nation of Eswatini held elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its Parliament, even as its extremely wealthy king retains absolute ...
On 16 July 2025, five prisoners from the United States were secretly transferred to Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy. They arrived without UN oversight, parliamentary approval, or judicial ...
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 confusion with ...
As the Trump administration has carried out its crackdown on illegal immigration, Americans have begun to see little-known countries like the African absolute monarchy of Eswatini in headlines ...
More than 500,000 people are registered to vote in the impoverished southern African nation, where King Mswati III wields absolute power.