What is Eswatini?

<p><strong>What is Eswatini? Thanks for asking!</strong></p><br><p>Situated between South Africa and Mozambique in southern Africa, the small landlocked country of Eswatini has a surface area of just 17,000 km2 and a population of 1.3 million. Until 2018, it was known as Swaziland, a name which may be more familiar to you. Then King Mswati III decided to restore the pre-colonial name Eswatini, in recognition of 50 years of independence.</p><br><p>Eswatini also happens to be Africa’s last absolute monarchy. In late May, an anti-establishment protest movement took off. The country’s people are rebelling against their king and demanding a democracy. Shops have been burned and looted by rioting youths, with government buildings also attacked.</p><br><p><strong>What led to the start of the protest movement? How did the authorities respond to the protests? Isn’t Southern Africa usually a calm region? </strong><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202107190300-what-mansplaining.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is mansplaining?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202107170300-what-digital-divide.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is the digital divide?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202107150300-what-hungarys-anti-lgbt-law.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is Hungary's anti-LGBT law?</a></p><br><p>A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>