Southern African envoys due to travel to Eswatini after anti-monarchy protests


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  • Thursday, 21 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: King Mswati III of Swaziland addresses attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Envoys from Southern African countries are expected to travel to Eswatini this week, South Africa said on Thursday, after protests against the kingdom's absolute monarch flared up again.

Anger against King Mswati III has been building for years.

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