The king of Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarch, has changed the name of his country to the “Kingdom of eSwatini” to mark the 50th anniversary of independence – and to avoid ...

Swaziland King Mswati III (C) arrives fpr the first day of the annual royal reed dance at the Ludzidzini Royal palace on Aug. 30, 2015 in Lobamba, Swaziland.

Swaziland's King Mswati III addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 20, 2017. The king said that he was officially changing the country's name to eSwatini.

Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. He announced the change to eSwatini, ...

Swaziland became Eswatini last year, but sign makers haven’t caught up, it takes time to use up old stationery and the seating arrangement at the U.N. had to be reordered; plus, a question on ...

Swaziland's King Mswati III ascended to the throne 25 years ago but he has little to celebrate during his silver jubilee. An absolute monarch who rules over 1.2 million people, his government is ...

MATSAPHA, Swaziland—When Coca-Cola Co. executives want things done in this tiny African monarchy, they don't call on lobbyists or local politicians. Instead, former Coke employees and Swazi ...

NAIROBI — King Mswati III of Swaziland is an absolute monarch, so what he says goes. But over the course of his 32-year rule, he has mostly gained international attention for how he has spent ...

Swaziland, the king announced, will now be known as eSwatini. The new name translates to "land of the Swazi" in the local Swati language—so, basically, the same thing the old name meant, ...

Visitors to Swaziland often fall under the spell of its laid-back, rural community character—Erasmus is already welcoming international guests seeking refuge from the pressures of a 24/7 digital ...

King of Swaziland is accused of 'showing the middle finger' to country's impoverished population by spending £13million on 19 Rolls-Royces and dozens of BMWs for his 14 wives.