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The United States embassy in Mbabane has slammed the arrest of two pro-democracy eSwatini Members of Parliament on alleged terrorism charges.
eSwatini police on Friday broke up a march by pro-democracy protesters on the same day as King Mswati III hosted an open public forum to discuss a simmering political crisis in the southern African kingdom.
King Mswati III has invited all his subjects to a meeting on Friday to discuss the political crisis in eSwatini where pro-democracy activists have clashed with security forces during the past few weeks over their demands for reforms.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will dispatch another ministerial delegation to eSwatini in the next few days to help defuse the political tensions in the kingdom, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Tuesday.
A ministerial delegation from the security troika of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) arrived in eSwatini on Sunday to resolve the political crisis in the kingdom where protesters have clashed with security forces during the past few weeks.
Human Rights Watch has called on the eSwatini government to ensure that the country’s security forces respect the rights of protesters amid reports that they have been using live ammunition to disperse the demonstrators.
The eSwatini government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew as part of measures to contain pro-democracy protests that have rocked the southern African kingdom over the past few days.
King Mswati III is safe and has not fled the country in the aftermath of violent protests that have rocked part of eSwatini, acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku said on Tuesday.
King Mswati III of eSwatini has reportedly fled eSwatini after pro-democracy protests turned violent, according to media reports monitored here on Tuesday.
eSwatini has set up a task team to engage the South African government in the wake of attacks on foreign truck drivers in the neighbouring country, a senior official said on Tuesday.