Politics

Eswatini is closing Asian-owned shops under the new Citizen Economic Empowerment Act, with Parliament agreeing to give foreign business owners at least 12 months to leave.

Nigeria's High Commissioner to Eswatini, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, is among five lawyers conferred with the Senior Counsel of Nigeria rank by the Nigerian Law Society.

The US Treasury named Eswatini among countries whose flags were allegedly misused by an Indian couple running a maritime fraud network for Iran's shadow fleet.

Eswatini features among ten African countries that restrict dual citizenship, a report by Punch Newspapers shows, with naturalised citizens facing limits when they take another nationality.

Three Ghanaian judges, Isaac Kobina Abban, Fred Kwasi Apaloo and Mabel Maame Agyemang, each served as Chief Justice in more than one country, including Eswatini.

The Nigerian Union South Africa has urged new High Commissioner Femi Fani-Kayode to fix passport delays, curb xenophobia, and protect Nigerian businesses across the region.

Pakistan has barred Taiwanese airlines from its airspace to back Beijing's One-China policy, going further than China itself and forcing carriers onto longer, costlier routes.

Femi Fani-Kayode arrived in Johannesburg to rebuild Nigeria-South Africa ties, with a mandate that also covers Lesotho and the Kingdom of Eswatini.

Samuel Sey, a Ghanaian-Canadian conservative who defended ICE killings and mass deportations, was arrested in Ohio on an immigration hold.

INTERPOL has arrested two suspects in Nigeria over a $2.4m investment fraud scheme and a phishing operation that harvested 2.1 million email addresses, as part of Operation Serengeti III involving 21 countries including Eswatini.

Katie Zacharia, removed after five days as White House press secretary, says she holds no regrets and calls her service an honor, in her first public remarks since the ouster.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch told The Jerusalem Post that Likud could bring Avigdor Liberman into a Netanyahu-led coalition, while ruling out any partnership with Yair Golan.

Tens of thousands marched in Tunis on Saturday in the largest protest in years, demanding democratic freedoms and an end to President Kais Saied's grip on power.

A Sarawak MP told the Dewan Rakyat on October 15, 2026, that primary pupils as young as six refuse to sit beside classmates of other faiths, warning the division will deepen without early intervention.

Riyadh airport suspends operations after a Houthi missile strike wounds dozens, including pilgrims. Saudi authorities assess damage as regional conflict escalates.

The death of a young woman on an Indian train, after she reported feeling unsafe, has led to allegations of negligence and raised questions about railway safety and police response.

Indian Consulate in Dubai launches extensive community outreach across UAE, offering legal aid, health camps, and environmental initiatives under national campaigns.

India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for Sanskrit and Vedic mathematics to be compulsory in schools, urging Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to implement the measure if re-elected.

Passengers on flydubai flight FZ1073 refused cabin crew requests to release the co-pilot accused of attacking the captain, as the UAE investigation into the attempted terrorist act continues.

Nigel Farage opened Reform UK's election campaign in Doncaster, criticising net zero policies, solar farms, and welfare overdiagnosis while calling for town centre regeneration.