Hundreds of people, including foreign diplomats and activists, paid homage Saturday to a human rights lawyer who was shot dead in Eswatini, sparking alarm over political violence in Africa's last absolute monarchy. Thulani Maseko, a political activist and fierce critic of authorities in the tiny landlocked nation, was gunned down through the window of his home last Saturday by unknown attackers. Lawyers and rights activists from several other African countries, as far afield as Kenya, also traveled to the country — sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique — to pay their tributes. U.N. representative George Wachira said Maseko's killing was a "loss not only to Eswatini but to the world and humanity. EU Ambassador Dessislava Choumelova called for the "safety of all citizens including political activists."

Source: Ethiopian News January 29, 2023 10:30 UTC