The Latest Breaking News from Eswatini

The global machinery built to carry out Trump’s mass deportation drive

More than 25,000 people have been deported by the United States to countries other than their own since Donald Trump returned to power. As part of The Deportation Project, coordinated by Forbidden Stories – a Paris-based journalism network that pursues the work of reporters who have been threatened, jailed or…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 23

‘I had never heard of Eswatini’: Deported by the US to a country that rejects them

Migrants previously convicted by US courts have been imprisoned in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, over the past several months. Since being deported from the US, they have found themselves in a country about which they know nothing, and where local residents look on these “criminal” arrivals with suspicion. Their…

France 24 · Sep 23

2 US personnel suffer 'minor injuries' after accidental shooting in Eswatini

Two US government personnel were accidentally shot by soldiers in Eswatini during an anti-smuggling operation last week, the African country’s government said.

The Times of India · Sep 15

US Sends First Wave of a 1,200-Person Deportation Deal to Liberia

Liberia will take in up to 1,200 US deportees within a year, including Latin American and Caribbean nationals, under a deal set months ago.

Latin Times · Aug 19

India sets sail to add more trade muscle as it signs PTA terms with SACU

India and the Southern African Customs Union signed terms to start trade negotiations. This move revives talks after previous rounds stalled between 2002 and 2010. New Delhi seeks tariff relief for key export sectors like automobiles and pharmaceuticals. The union comprises South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini. These renewed…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

Jamaica says 2 citizens deported by US to Eswatini rejected repatriation offers

Jamaica’s government says two of its three citizens recently deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation

The Independent UK · Jul 17

US deports another group of migrants to country they have no ties to

The southern African kingdom of Eswatini accepted a fourth group of 11 individuals deported from the United States this week, predominantly from African countries, under a bilateral agreement to temporarily host third-country nationals. The Eswatini government affirmed that the fundamental rights of the migrants would be respected and protected during…

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Eswatini receives 11 people deported from the US as part of migration crackdown

Eswatini has accepted a fourth group of people deported from the United States under a bilateral agreement

The Independent UK · Jul 9

How US is using cash and threats to dump migrants in Africa

ABUJA - It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various corners of the continent, often with cash sweeteners for their governments.

Bangkok Post · Jul 7

Ousted by the Trump Administration, U.S. Immigrants Remain Locked up in African Kingdom

Held indefinitely, immigrants imprisoned in Eswatini lack medical attention, food and clothing, according to complaint.

Capital & Main · Jun 9