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The Kingdom of eSwatini returns to its Swati-language name

The news Thursday from the Kingdom of eSwatini was that King Mswati III announced his southern African nation will no longer be known as Swaziland. What that means in reality is that many of the roughly 1.4 million people who live there will use the same name they’ve always used,…

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Far too little to celebrate as South Sudan observes its independence

South Sudan has marked its July 9 anniversary of independence, but with no formal observances in a land with far too little to celebrate. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said at least 25 humanitarian aid workers from different organizations were evacuated from the Pagak region, a…

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