Even before President Lai’s Eswatini visit was canceled, labor rights lawsuits, abuse allegations, and free speech concerns were bubbling under the surface.

China's foreign ministry on Thursday said it firmly opposes Washington's criticism of Chinese pressure on some African countries to revoke overflight clearances for

Taiwan’s president postponed a visit to Africa this week when three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories after pressure from China, his

President William Lai (賴清德) has been invited to speak at the Kingdom of Eswatini’s celebrations during his upcoming visit, at which he is expected to lay out Taiwan’s vision for deeper ties with African nations and push back against Beijing’s “one China” narrative,