Reacting to the continued delay in the hearing of the appeal by the detained opposition Member of Parliament, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said: “Eswatini’s authorities are failing to safeguard the independence and integrity of the country’s courts – a failure illustrated by the persistent delay to hear Bacede Mabuza’s appeal. This undermines Mabuza’s right to access to justice and effective remedies including to an appeal to a higher tribunal. “In recent years, the Eswatini courts have been unable to protect human rights, and advance access to justice in cases…
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Responding to reports that Roberto Mosquera del Peral, a Cuban national who was deported from the United States along with 13 others to Eswatini in July 2025, has begun an indefinite hunger strike at Matsapha Correctional Centre to protest his ongoing detention, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said: “Roberto Mosquera del Peral’s hunger strike is a stark warning about the human cost of secret transfer arrangements and unlawful detention without due process. The authorities in Eswatini must urgently facilitate a medical assessment for Roberto by a qualified health professional (providing health care in compliance…
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji, on an official visit to Lobamba, met on Wednesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Eswatini Pholile Shakantu. The meeting centered on strengthening bilateral relations across various fields. They also discussed ways to intensify both bilateral and multilateral coordination on issues of common interest, with the goal of fulfilling the aspirations of both nations’ leadership and peoples for further progress and development. The meeting was attended by Non-Resident Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Faisal Al-Harbi and Director General of the African Affairs Department…
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said that experts from four foreign countries-England, Australia, China, and Turkey-have been invited to investigate into the devastating fire at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka. “We have invited four countries to come for investigating to see if there was any mismanagement here,” he told journalists after inspecting the fire site at the airport. The Home Adviser said they want specialists to come from England, Australia, China and Turkey to probe the fire. “They will find out the cause of fire and the people responsible…
The government has given a nod to create 2258 more posts for the paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). According to the notification issued by the Home Ministry, the posts will be created for three battalions and a hospital facility of the force. The battalions are posted at Bhuruingamari of Kurigram district, Thanchi of Bandarban district and Meherpur district. Border Guard Hospital is located at Guimara Upazila of Khagrachhari district. As per the order, 742 posts will be created for each of the three battalions and 32 for the hospital facility. With the creation of the new posts, the total…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the increase in foreign exchange reserves by the Bangladesh Bank. “The accumulation of reserves is considered a central objective of the IMF-supported programme, particularly given that the country continues to face balance of payments pressures,” said Thomas Helbling, deputy director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department. Responding to a question at a press briefing in Hong Kong on Friday on Asia-Pacific economic developments, he said that the goal of increasing reserves is key to reducing balance of payments vulnerabilities. He specifically welcomed the central bank’s success in accumulating these reserves. He mentioned…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed the increase in foreign exchange reserves by the Bangladesh Bank. “The accumulation of reserves is considered a central objective of the IMF-supported programme, particularly given that the country continues to face balance of payments pressures,” said Thomas Helbling, deputy director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department. Responding to a question at a press briefing in Hong Kong on Friday on Asia-Pacific economic developments, he said that the goal of increasing reserves is key to reducing balance of payments vulnerabilities. He specifically welcomed the central bank’s success in accumulating these reserves. He mentioned…
US President Donald Trump met Saturday with the emir and prime minister of Qatar — a key ally in preserving the fragile Gaza peace deal — during a refueling stop on his way to Asia. The Qatari leaders boarded Air Force One when it landed at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the regional headquarters for the US military and thousands of American troops. Trump said the duo had played a crucial role in the Middle East peace process, adding that Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani had been his “friend to the world.” US Secretary of State…
US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday on the first leg of an Asian tour that will include high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump is set to meet Xi in South Korea on the last day of his regional swing in a bid to seal a deal to end the bruising trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. As he left Washington, Trump added to speculation that he could meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time since 2019 while on the Korean peninsula, saying he was “open to it”. The…
