Eswatini,formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland,is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north,west,south,and southeast. At no more than 200 km (120 mi) north to south and 130 km (81 mi) east to west,Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa;despite this,its climate and topography are diverse,ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld.
The Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF) is the military of the Southern African Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland). It is used primarily during domestic protests,with some border and customs duties;the force has never been involved in a foreign conflict. The army has struggled with high rates of HIV infection. Since measures were put in place the rate is dropping.
Teenage pregnancy,also known as adolescent pregnancy,is pregnancy in a female under the age of 20.
Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership,formal or informal,between a child and an adult,or between a child and another child.
The Swazi or Swati are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa,inhabiting Eswatini,a sovereign kingdom in Southern Africa,and South Africa's Mpumalanga province. EmaSwati are part of the Nguni-language speaking peoples whose origins can be traced through archaeology to East Africa where similar traditions,beliefs and cultural practices are found.
Education in Afghanistan includes K–12 and higher education,which is under the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education. In 2021,there were nearly 10 million students and 220,000 teachers in Afghanistan. The nation still requires more schools and teachers. Soon after the Taliban take took the country in August 2021,they banned girls from secondary education. Some provinces still allow secondary education for girls despite the ban. In December 2022,the Taliban government also prohibited university education for females in Afghanistan,sparking protests and international condemnation. In December 2023,investigations were being held by the United Nations into the claim that Afghan girls of all ages were allowed to study at religious schools.
Education in Eswatini includes pre-school,primary,secondary and high schools,for general education and training (GET),and universities and colleges at tertiary level.
Constance Simelane is an Eswatini politician who rose to become the first female Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland. Appointed to the Senate in 2001,Simelane became Minister of Education in 2003. In October 2006 Simelane was appointed Deputy Prime Minister by King Mswati III,succeeding Albert Shabangu who had died a month earlier.
HIV/AIDS in Eswatini was first reported in 1986 but has since reached epidemic proportions. As of 2016,Eswatini had the highest prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in the world (27.2%).
Themba Mveli James Maseko is a South African businessman,former public servant,and whistleblower who was the head of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) between 2006 and 2011. Since July 2024,he has been the head of the Wits School of Governance at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is known for publicly accusing the Gupta brothers of attempting improperly to influence the allocation of public advertising contracts during his time at GCIS.
Eswatini formerly known as Swaziland,a country located in Southern Africa is a source,destination,and transit country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons,specifically commercial sexual exploitation,involuntary domestic servitude,and forced labor in agriculture. Swazi girls,particularly orphans,are subjected to commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude in the cities of Mbabane and Manzini,as well as in South Africa and Mozambique.
Women in Chad,a landlocked country in Central Africa,are the mainstay of its predominantly rural-based economy and they outnumber the men. Chad is a country with diverse and rich cultural practices,such as male beauty pageants and long-kept-secret hair products. Despite their numbers in the general population,there are very few women in governmental positions and gender equality is far from being a reality in Chad. Chad is rated by the World Bank as the third least gender equal country in Africa. Additionally,there are few women who attain higher education,and many who receive a college degree do so outside of the country.
Makgabo Reginah Mhaule is a South African politician from Mpumalanga who is currently serving as Deputy Minister of Basic Education. She has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly since 2018.
Kwati Candith Mashego-Dlamini is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. She served as the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from May 2019 until June 2024,and she also served as Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2014 to 2019.
A series of protests in Eswatini against the absolute monarchy and for democratisation began in late June 2021. Starting as a peaceful protest on 20 June,they escalated after 25 June into violence and looting over the weekend when the government took a hardline stance against the demonstrations and prohibited the delivery of petitions. Lower-level unrest and protests continued until summer 2023.
Cleopas Sipho Dlamini is a Liswati business executive who served as the prime minister of Eswatini from 2021 to 2023.
Pholile Dlamini Shakantu is a Liswati politician. She has been the Minister of Justice from 2018 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2023.
Tanele Maseko is a Swazi human rights activist and the widow of the prominent human rights lawyer and democracy activist Thulani Maseko. Following her husband's assassination in 2023,Maseko has become a prominent campaigner both with regards to continuing her husband's activism promoting democratic reform in Eswatini,and also by calling for an independent investigation into his death,for which she has received harassment and intimidation from Swazi authorities.
The Education Plus Initiative (2021–2025) was created to empower adolescent girls and young women. It is a joint initiative of five organizations namely;United Nations States Agency for International Development( UNAIDS),United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO),United Nations Population Fund formerly,United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA),United Nations Children Fund formerly,the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women.
