Eswatini imposes curfew to quell pro-democracy protests

Activists demanding democratic reforms promise to continue demonstrations that have rocked the country for several days.

Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew amid pro-democracy protests that have rocked the country for three consecutive days. Activists have promised to intensify demonstrations demanding democratic reforms and the lifting of bans on all opposition parties in the country. Videos of people burning tires and barricading streets in the largest city, Manzini, and the central town of Matsapha have been circulating on social media.