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Eswatini: Anti-monarchy protests rock African kingdom
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| Last Edited | Bojicat Jun 29, 2021 03:56pm |
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| Author | DW |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 29, 2021 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Authorities imposed a strict curfew to contain the unrest in Africa's last absolute monarchy, as protests against King Mswati III turned violent.
Security forces in the small southern African kingdom of Eswatini on Tuesday fired gunshots and tear gas to disperse pro-democracy demonstrations, witnesses said.
Anger against Eswaitini's King Mswati III has been building for years in the country. However, protests against him are rare.
The government said Tuesday it has imposed a curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. and ordered businesses to close by 3:30 p.m.
Acting Prime Minister Temba Masuku said the "government has been following these protests" and heard their demands.
"We will be working with Parliament and all concerned stakeholders to action them accordingly," Eswatini's government quoted Masuku as saying on Twitter.
Masuku also denied earlier media reports that King Mswati III had fled the violence to neighboring South Africa.
What do we know about the unrest?
Over the past three days, footage circulating on social media showed people burning tires and barricading streets in the largest city, Manzini, and the central town of Matsapha.
Security forces set up roadblocks to prevent some vehicles from accessing the capital, Mbabane.
AFP news agency reported, citing witnesses and activists, that military soldiers were deployed across Eswatini, which changed its name from Swaziland in 2018. |
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