Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. The king has referred to the "Kingdom of eSwatini" several times in recent years — in an address to the UN General Assembly in 2017 and at African Union and other international conferences. King Mswati III bestowed the country's Order of the Elephant to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Wednesday at Lozitha Palace in Manzini. "I would like to announce that from today onwards, our country will be known as the Kingdom of eSwatini," the king said. - King Mswati IIIHe said the name "Swaziland" had caused confusion.

Source: CBC News April 19, 2018 18:45 UTC