The prospect of changing a country's name may seem like a rather daunting undertaking, but not for the king of Swaziland. King Mswati III declared the country will now be known as the Kingdom of ...

Portraits of the Lion and the Great She Elephant — King Mswati III and his mother — stare down from the wall of the immigration office. The animal print pattern of the king’s tribal dress seems a ...

Africa's last absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Swaziland, has changed his country's name to eSwatini. The new name, which the king announced at celebrations to announce the 50th anniversary of the ...

Swaziland's King Mswati III has announced he is renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini. The monarch announced the official change at Golden Jubilee celebrations for the 50th anniversary of ...

Meaning "place of the Swazi", eSwatini is the Swazi language name for the tiny nation landlocked between South Africa and Mozambique. Unlike some countries, Swaziland did not change its name when it ...