King Mswati III. [Courtesy]Eswatini deployed soldiers overnight to an industrial town near the capital to crack down on protests against the ruling authorities in Africa's last absolute monarchy, pro-democracy activists said Tuesday. Protests are usually rare in Eswatini, but recent weeks have seen violent anti-monarchy demonstrations erupting in parts of the country. "The military is on the streets," Lucky Lukhele, spokesman for the pro-democracy grouping Swaziland Solidarity Network, told AFP. Lukhele also said he had been told by his military sources that King Mswati III had left Eswatini.

Source: Standard Digital June 29, 2021 09:11 UTC