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Two Andy Warhol prints are missing from a southern Netherlands art gallery, and two more are damaged after a botched heist. Mr Peet Visser said the thieves kicked off the heist with a "bomb attack" to blow open the gallery door, but it "was so violent that my entire building was destroyed" and nearby stores were also damaged. But Mr …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Eswatini’s main opposition leader was poisoned in an assassination attempt, his party claimed Wednesday, putting renewed scrutiny on the southern African country that is one of the last remaining absolute monarchies and where authorities have for years moved to quash pro-democracy movements. The People’s United Democratic Movement party said its president, Mlungisi Makhanya, was hospitalized …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The small southern African nation of Eswatini held elections Friday to decide part of the makeup of its Parliament, even as its extremely wealthy king retains absolute power, political parties are banned and elected representatives can merely advise a monarch whose family has reigned supreme for 55 years. As king, or the “Ngwenyama” — which …

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Taiwan’s President Tsai begins visit to remaining ally Eswatini in southern Africa

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday began a four-day trip to the African nation of Eswatini, one of her island’s 13 remaining allies. Tsai, who is serving her last year as president, is visiting the country of 1.1 million people in southern Africa to “celebrate the friendship between the two countries,” she said as she departed Taiwan. …

Taiwan's President Tsai begins visit to remaining ally Eswatini in southern Africa

CNN — The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant by South African health authorities has sparked a forceful reaction across the world, with a number of countries banning travelers from several southern African countries. “Initially it looked like some cluster outbreaks, but from yesterday, the indication came from our scientists from the Network of Genomic Surveillance …

Southern African states send delegation to troubled Eswatini

JOHANNESBURG — Southern African nations have sent envoys to the tiny kingdom of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, to engage with King Mswati III about the political and civil unrest that has engulfed the country in recent weeks. The 16-nation Southern African Development Community sent top officials from Eswatini’s neighbor South Africa and the nearby countries of Botswana and Namibia. …