The prospect of changing a country's name may seem like a rather daunting undertaking, but not for the king of Swaziland. King Mswati III declared the country will now be known as the Kingdom of ...

In this Monday Sept. 3, 2012 file photo Eswatini’s King, Mswati III, front, dances during a Reed Dance in Mbabane. Pro-democracy activists in the country previously known as Swaziland, have vowed ...

Exercising one of the perks of being Africa’s last absolute monarch, Swaziland’s King Mswati III announced Thursday that he would officially change the name of his country to the Kingdom of eSwatini.

Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King Mswati III ...

The small African country of Swaziland celebrated its first ever LGBTQ pride on Saturday and no one, not even Donald J. Trump, can destroy this tiny bit of joy. It wasn't an easy event to organize in ...

WASHINGTON, November 20, 2014– The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today endorsed the new Country Partnership Strategy (2015-18) to support the Kingdom of Swaziland development agenda, ...

April 19 (UPI) --The king of Swaziland has given his country a new name: eSwatini. King Mswati III announced Wednesday that his country will henceforth be referred to as the Kingdom of eSwatini, which ...

MATSAPHA, Swaziland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has officially launched its fifth Clinic in Swaziland -Matsapha Comprehensive Healthcare Clinic, in partnership with the Swaziland ...

This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. The small African country of Swaziland celebrated its first ever LGBTQ pride on ...