ESwatini: SADC sends ministers, Masisi urges restraint

In a statement issued tonight, Masisi urged citizens in eSwatini to desist from violence and law enforcement to exercise restraint, as unrest continues in the country.

Pro-democracy demonstrations have engulfed the Kingdom in recent days, demanding constitutional reforms and the abolishment of Africa's last absolute monarchy. Police and soldiers have responded with force to quash the demonstrations, with pictures and videos of burning buildings as well as alleged victims of law enforcement going viral on social media.