Swaziland is Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy. Its Royal Family lives a very lavish lifestyle, while much of the rest of the country lives in dire poverty and suffers from the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS. Michael Skolnik has directed a new documentary about Swaziland’s monarchy called “Without the King.” It opens April 25 at the Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.).
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Comments [2]
Lesotho, is a country in Africa. It is completely surrounded by South Africa and is not far from Swaziland. It too, is a monarchy. The current king is Letsie III.
The text on the site is correct by saying Africa's last absolute monarchy, but you keep saying the last monarchy which is not true. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy.
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