{"id":77911,"date":"2025-09-21T18:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal"},"modified":"2025-09-21T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T19:01:07","slug":"eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal","title":{"rendered":"Eswatini Protesters Rally at US Embassy over Deportation Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Pro-democracy protesters from Eswatini gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Friday, voicing strong opposition to a reported deal between the U.S. government and Eswatini\u2019s monarchy that would see deported migrants returned to the southern African kingdom.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Protesters accused King Mswati III, Africa\u2019s last absolute monarch, of striking the deal for personal gain, allegedly accepting up to $500 million in exchange, with no benefit to ordinary Swazi citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwaziland is the second highest in suicide rates in Africa,\u201d said protest organizer Philile Khumalo. \u201cThat\u2019s due to deep poverty and social issues. Yet the king can make a $500 million deal with the U.S., and none of that will help the people. That\u2019s why we\u2019re here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protest highlighted broader frustrations with Eswatini\u2019s economic inequalities and authoritarian rule. Demonstrators called for an end to the monarchy and demanded accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Sakhile Nxumalo, president of the Swaziland Youth Congress, said the deal would only strengthen the royal family\u2019s grip on power. \u201cThese billions won\u2019t fight crime or help people,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ll just sustain the king, his 15 wives, and his lavish lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eswatini is classified as a lower middle-income country, but 63% of its population lives below the poverty line, and youth unemployment stands at a staggering 58%, among the highest rates globally.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters are urging both the U.S. and Eswatini governments to reconsider the agreement and prioritize the well-being and rights of the Swazi people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eswatini<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Pro-democracy protesters from Eswatini gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Friday, voicing strong opposition to a reported deal between the U.S. government and Eswatini\u2019s monarchy that would see deported migrants returned to the southern African kingdom. Protesters accused King Mswati III, Africa\u2019s last absolute monarch, of striking the deal for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":77910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[1182,249,687],"class_list":["post-77911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-donald-trump","tag-eswatini","tag-migrants"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eswatini Protesters Rally at US Embassy over Deportation Deal - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pro-democracy protesters from Eswatini gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Friday, voicing strong opposi ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eswatini Protesters Rally at US Embassy over Deportation Deal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pro-democracy protesters from Eswatini gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria on Friday, voicing strong opposi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-21T18:28:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-21T19:01:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/sm_1758468637.533301.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"538\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Eswatini Protesters Rally at US Embassy over Deportation Deal\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-21T18:28:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-21T19:01:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal\"},\"wordCount\":265,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2025\/09\/sm_1758468637.533301.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Donald Trump\",\"Eswatini\",\"Migrants\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatini-protesters-rally-at-us-embassy-over-deportation-deal\",\"name\":\"Eswatini Protesters Rally at US Embassy over Deportation Deal - 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