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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mogomotsi Magome

Eswatini activists protest US deportation deal at embassy in South Africa

A group of about 100 pro-democracy activists from Eswatini protested Friday at the U.S Embassy in South Africa's capital over their country's deal to receive five immigrants deported by the U.S.

The activists likened the arrangement to human trafficking, and said their country's absolute monarch, King Mswati III, entered into the deal without consulting parliament. They also alleged he is secretly obtaining benefits from the arrangement that are not being shared with the Eswatini people.

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