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Lobamba is a city in Eswatini, and is one of the two capitals (along with Mbabane ), serving as the legislative, traditional, spiritual, seat of government of the Parliament of Eswatini, [ 6] and Ludzidzini Royal Village, the residence of Queen Ntfombi, the Queen Mother. [ 7][ 8] Mswati III lives about ten kilometres (6 mi) away at the Lozitha ...
Eswatini (/ ˌ ɛ s w ɑː ˈ t iː n i / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland (/ ˈ s w ɑː z i l æ n d / SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [11] [12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
History of Eswatini. Artifacts indicating human activity dating back to the early Stone Age have been found in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The earliest known inhabitants of the region were Khoisan hunter-gatherers. Later, the population became predominantly Nguni during and after the great Bantu migrations.
MBABANE, April 19 (Reuters) - Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said on Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini.
Absolute monarchies include Brunei, Eswatini, [4] Oman, [5] Saudi Arabia, [6] Vatican City, [7] and the individual emirates composing the United Arab Emirates, which itself is a federation of such monarchies – a federal monarchy.
This article lists the monarchs of Eswatini (known as Swaziland for most of its history). The King of Eswatini (also known as Ingwenyama) rules alongside the Queen Mother (also known as Ndlovukati). The role of the king has historically been as the head or father of the nation while the Queen Mother is the spiritual leader of the nation.
Swazi lilangeni. The lilangeni (plural: emalangeni, ISO 4217 code: SZL) is the currency of Eswatini and is subdivided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Eswatini (in swazi Umntsholi Wemaswati) and is authorised by the king and his family. The South African rand is also accepted in Eswatini. Similar to the Lesotho loti, there ...
This is a list of prime ministers of Eswatini ( Swazi: Ndvunankhulu) since the formation of the post in 1967. Twelve people have been Prime Minister of Eswatini, plus eight acting prime ministers. One person, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, held two non-consecutive terms. The current prime minister is Russell Dlamini, since 4 November 2023.