
Court Rules Four US-Deported Men in Eswatini Have Right to Lawyer
A court has ruled that four men deported by the US to Eswatini, who have been denied in-person legal counsel for nine months, have the right to see a lawyer.
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A court has ruled that four men deported by the US to Eswatini, who have been denied in-person legal counsel for nine months, have the right to see a lawyer.
Issues of wildlife movement, disease transmission, and neglect are highlighted along the South Africa-Eswatini border, particularly concerning the ineffective border fence.

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) has begun administering lenacapavir, a breakthrough injectable drug, with health authorities hoping to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country by 2030.

The US House of Representatives has passed a temporary bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, addressing the ongoing shutdown and travel chaos at airports, though the shutdown is expected to continue for several weeks.

A ground-breaking new drug to prevent HIV infection, considered the closest thing to a vaccine, is being rolled out in some of the world's worst-hit countries like Eswatini. This global effort follows reports such as Gulu hospital in Uganda recording a significant 300 percent increase in the uptake of an HIV prevention drug, highlighting growing adoption of prophylactic measures.

Eswatini said it had received four more third-country deportees from the United States on Thursday, bringing the total to at least 19 as the Trump administration continued its crackdown on immigration.

A delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini, comprising officials of the Eswatini Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ministry of Justice, has visited Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The study tour aimed to examine Ghana’s anti-corruption institutions, legal frameworks, and operational strategies, with a view to informing and strengthening anti-corruption systems in Eswatini. The delegation […]
A teacher in Zimbabwe has been accused of stealing from a delegate from Eswatini.
A report highlights the dilapidated state of the border fence between South Africa and Eswatini, leading to concerns about wildlife movement, disease transmission, and general neglect.

Initial trials of lenacapavir, an injectable drug nearly equivalent to a vaccine for AIDS, are underway in Africa. Eswatini, with the world's highest HIV prevalence, is among the first countries to distribute the drug, with health authorities hoping it can end the epidemic.
A Cambodian national, previously deported by the Trump administration, has become the second such deportee to be released by Eswatini, according to lawyers.
The Foreign Minister of Eswatini met with the Qatari Charge d'Affaires, indicating diplomatic engagement between the two nations.

Two deportees sent to Eswatini were from Somalia, one was from Sudan and one was from Tanzania The government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation. Now, a total of 19 deportees from the US have been sent to Eswatini when they hail from other countries, amid the Trump administration’s continued anti-immigrant crackdown and changes to...

The men, who had been released after completing criminal sentences, are from Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen Three men deported by the US to Eswatini – rather than their home countries – have filed a case against the African country’s government with the African Union’s human rights body, claiming their detention was an unlawful violation of their rights. Two of the claimants, from Cuba and Yemen, have been in prison in Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, for eight months. The third, Orville Etoria, was re...

A Cambodian man, Pheap Rom, claims he was imprisoned in Eswatini after being deported by the US, despite having completed his US sentence, raising concerns about due process.
A Cambodian national, who was deported from the United States, has reportedly experienced severe hardship and misery while imprisoned in Eswatini. The report highlights the conditions faced by individuals after deportation.

Eswatini, a southern African country with the world's highest HIV prevalence, is receiving insufficient amounts of lenacapavir, a drug that could significantly reduce new HIV infections.

Eswatini is set to repatriate Pheap Rom, a Cambodian man who was deported by the United States after losing his legal status during removal proceedings, despite his family having moved to the US as refugees.
Eswatini has received a third group of migrants who were deported by the United States, indicating ongoing international migration and repatriation efforts.
Eswatini has received an additional four individuals who were deported from the United States as third-country nationals, according to government statements.
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