Eswatini
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Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa o
A Swazi traditional house displayed at the Eswatini National Museum, Lobamba
A 19th-century Swazi container, carved in wood
Swaziland in Southern Africa, Johnston & Johnston, Edinburgh, 1897.
Landscape in Eswatini
Mswati III
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Mswati III is the Ngwenyama of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family since 1986. He is the head of an absolute monarchy, holding executive authority over all branches of government and constitut
Eswatini
…of Nations, and the United Nations. Eswatini's government is an absolute monarchy, the last of its kind in Africa. The country has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986. Elections are held every five years to determine the House of Assembly and the Senate majority, but political parties are prohibited from…
Mswati in 2026
Mswati and Sibonelo Mngometulu with US President Barack Obama on 5 August 2014
Mswati and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Eswatini on 17 April 2018
Some of Mswati's wives with Akie Abe, wife of then-Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, in 2013