Africa Eswatini The Eswatini government has refused to allow the LGBTQ rights group Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities to legally register, despite the Supreme Court ruling in June that the government should allow it to
Africa Eswatini Eswatini voters began voting Friday for legislative elections to be held in Africa's last absolute monarchy, with 500.000 voters selecting the 59 members of the lower house of parliament, whose sole role is to advise King Mswati III
Africa Eswatini Southern African Development Community Election Observation Mission has started deploying observers in four regions of the Kingdom of Eswatini ahead of the general elections scheduled for 29 September 2023
Africa Eswatini New HIV infections have declined steadily over the years and are expected to decline further to 4.300 in 2023, as great strides have been made in the country's response to HIV with the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030
Africa Eswatini Three bilateral contracts hasve been signed with Taiwan, including an agreement to help the country build an oil reserve
Africa Eswatini 57% of Eswatini's livestock products are exported to Norway, the main external destination, following an effort by farmers to meet European standards
Africa Eswatini King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini sent a message to the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, regarding bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen joint coordination
Africa Eswatini A majority of Eswatini citizens believe that the government is not operating adequately on key economic issues and are dissatisfied with the standard of living according to latest poll
Africa Eswatini The country will soon go to the polls: elections are scheduled for September, with many doubts about democracy after King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, dissolved parliament on 11 July
Africa Eswatini The Minister of Home Affairs, Princess Lindiwe, urged the nation to follow His Majesty King Mswati III's call and work collectively to build the nation together in unity and respect
Africa Eswatini An inclusive financing model for SMEs was developed with the technical assistance of the Economic Commission for Africa to ease access to finance
Africa Eswatini A new urban planning project to develop a transformative agro-industrial hub, which will boost economic activity and attract thousands of workers, will be supported by Eswatini Water and Agriculture Development Enterprise and African Development Bank
Africa Eswatini The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a new legislation on Eswatini and human trafficking