In Fotos: How thousands gada to witness swearing-in of new Kenya president

Na thousands of pipo gada for di venue for Nairobi wia dem swear in William Ruto as Kenya president.

Wit im hand on top Bible, di 55-year-old swear to preserve and protect di kontri constitution.

Raila Odinga wey lose for di election no attend di inauguration, say e get “serious

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Eswatini government slams news site, declares journalist 'terrorist' amid 'winter revolution'

The Eswatini government has declared activist and journalist Zweli Martin Dlamini a terrorist and hit out at his online publication, Swaziland News.

The country is experiencing a so-called "winter revolution" that has seen two police officers killed and a European Union (EU) project

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Eswatini’s King Mswati Names Cleopas Dlamini as Prime Minister

Eswatini’s King Mswati III has appointed Cleopas Dlamini as the nation’s prime minister, more than six months after the death of the previous leader of government.

Dlamini will take over from Themba Masuku, who was acting in the role since Ambrose Dlamini died in December. The new

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Communist Party of Swaziland organizer is attacked again as regime turns jittery

Early on the morning of Wednesday, July 13, King Mswati III’s police raided the home of Bongi Nkambule, a member of the Communist of Swaziland (CPS), which is banned along with all other political parties in Africa’s last absolute monarchy.

Nkambule, whom the police identify as a key

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Eswatini: Security tight on protest anniversary

Police and troops were deployed across Eswatini's major cities for Wednesday's anniversary of bloody pro-democracy protests.

Security forces patrolled the capital, Mbabane, and the city of Manzini, 40 kilometers (25 miles) away. Helicopters were also reported flying constantly overhead.

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Residence of Swazi pro-democracy leader bombed by alleged state-sponsored hit-squad

In Swaziland’s eastern town of Siketi in the Lubombo region, an alleged state-sponsored hit-squad, bombed the residence of Mlungisi Makhanya, president of People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), after midnight at about 1 AM on September 20.

“Residents in neighboring houses heard

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The King vs. The People: The Struggle to Bring Democracy to eSwatini

The people of eSwatini — officially known as the Kingdom of eSwatini and formerly known as Swaziland, one of the world’s 12 remaining absolute monarchies — have reminded the world of just that. In June 2021, Siphiwe Mkhabela had to find the body of her son Thabani Nkomonye, a 25-

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