Africa’s last absolute monarchy must recognize the country’s changing dynamics and calls for democratic reform or face a political stalemate and recurring violence. Mounting pressures for democratic reform in Eswatini have led to the arrest of two pro-democracy MPs on suppression of terrorism charges and a brutal crackdown by security forces which have left dozens dead.
This article was written by Fundile Maphanga and Christopher Vandome, and originally published by the Chatham House.
