Eswatini

Eswatini quickly embraced Trump’s deportee programme despite doubts over legality

Activists are challenging a secretive agreement with US President Donald Trump's administration to accept third-country deportees, which they argue is unconstitutional.

China condemns Eswatini for being ‘kept and fed’ by Taiwan in travel row

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te shakes hands with King Mswati III, the King of Eswatini, at Mandvulo Grand Hall near Manzini, Eswatini, on May 2.

Taiwan president defiant as Eswatini trip begins; China calls him a ‘rat’

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te walks with Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini upon arriving in Eswatini on May 2.

Taiwan president arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks at a press conference on defence spending in Taipei, Taiwan November 26, 2025. REUTERS/Yimou Lee/File Photo

Taiwan foreign minister arrives in Eswatini after President Lai’s trip was blocked

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung makes a speech at a press conference for foreign media in Taipei, Taiwan, July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Eswatini celebrates King Mswati III's 40 years as critics decry royal spending

FILE PHOTO: Eswatini's King Mswati III addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

Taiwan leader postpones trip to Eswatini after overflight permits revoked

Taiwan's Secretary-General to the President Pan Men-an announced that President Lai Ching-te's scheduled trip has been postponed, citing that Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar would not grant permission for his chartered flight to pass through their airspace.

Taiwan’s Lai to visit Eswatini, its last diplomatic ally in Africa

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrives to make a speech at an event on 30th anniversary of direct elections in Taipei, Taiwan, March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Eswatini court rules first Trump deportees in jail have right to lawyer

FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold placards as lead applicant and lawyer Mzwandile Masuku addresses them outside the court, after today's hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, August 22, 2025. Activists are challenging a secretive agreement with former U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to accept third-country deportees, which they argue is unconstitutional. REUTERS/Zakhele Mabuza/File Photo

Seven Eritrean players flee after AFCON qualifier, says coach

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