Swaziland

Kvinners rett til å registrere eiendom er kanskje en liten, men viktig, seier i Afrikas siste absolutte kongedømme, som fram til 2005 definerte kvinner som underordnet. Men det løser ikke en voksende økonomisk og politisk krise, som lever sitt eget liv i skyggen av krisen i nabolandet Zimbabwe. Demokratibevegelsen er likevel sterkt oppegående, og fortjener sterkere internasjonal oppmerksomhet og solidaritet. Les mer >

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Africa News Update - siste saker fra Swaziland

Government paralysed - situation increasingly volatile (analysis)

Mbabane (Swaziland) - Though the aftermath of the robust anti-government protests of early September has deepened government paralysis and created a more volatile situation across the country, Swaziland's government continues to play for time. Les mer >

Southern Africa Report (South Africa) / 30.9.2011

Financial crisis forces schools to close

Mbabane (Swaziland) - The vast majority of Swaziland’s primary and secondary public schools have not opened for the new term, after the government failed to settle the outstanding education fees of Les mer >

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) / 16.9.2011

Deep cuts in government payroll threatened

Mbabane (Swaziland) - The International Monetary Fund has suggested that the Swaziland government, already facing protests from its citizens, may have to slash the government payroll by Les mer >

AllAfrica.com / 20.5.2011

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