MBABANE (Reuters) - Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said on Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini.

Mbabane - Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, on Monday celebrated King Mswati III's 36th birthday, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a party despite its crippling debt and Aids ...

Mbabane — Swaziland has appointed a commission to investigate reports that South Africa's mining houses have not adequately compensated or paid off former Swazi miners. The investigation follows ...

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 ...

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And all of Africa is competing for it — except for one country: Swaziland, an absolute monarchy that has in recent months renamed itself eSwatini.

Swazis are capable of formulating their own system of democratic governance, which does not have to be similar to the South African model, a senior government official told IRIN on Tuesday.