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‘Not Trump’s dumping ground’: Outrage over arrival of foreign US deportees in tiny African nation
Across Africa, and in the tiny nation of Eswatini, fury has erupted over the arrival of foreign deportees from the United ...
Inside Eswatini: The small African kingdom where US sent five deportees
The United States has deported five individuals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small southern ...
Trump administration deported ‘monsters’ to tiny African country in deal catching diplomats by surprise
EXCLUSIVE: DHS says the men are so ‘depraved’ they were sent to Eswatini. But the embassy was given no advanced notice of the plan ...
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Absolute monarch changes Swaziland name to ‘eSwatini’ | CNN
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 ...
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Norway pledges to work for democratic reform in Swaziland, Africa's ...
Norway pledged Wednesday to work for democracy in Africa's last absolute monarchy — tiny Swaziland — while comparing the initiative to its role in the fight against apartheid in neig ...
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Swaziland king says the country 'will now revert to its original name ...
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Swaziland, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, has changed its name to the Kingdom of eSwatini. King Mswati III made the announcement during a celebration that marked ...
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Swaziland holds its first-ever pride parade | CNN - CNN International
In a historic and festive celebration, Swaziland held its first-ever LGBT pride parade over the weekend. Hundreds of people marched down the streets of the capital Mbabane waving rainbow flags and ...