Eswatini protests: Government deploys army after days of clashes • FRANCE 24 English

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In this edition, the army has been deployed in Eswatini after days of demonstrations against King Mswati. The opposition claims 40 people have been killed in the crackdown. Also, in Senegal, a new law on terrorism voted in last week has sparked clashes. Our correspondents meet opposition figures fighting the bill. And, the legendary traffic jams of the Conakry have gotten worse since motorcycle taxis were banned. We follow public transport users struggling with the hold-ups.

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In This Story: Eswatini

Eswatini, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini, sometimes written in English as eSwatini, and formerly and still commonly known in English as Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, and south.

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In This Story: Senegal

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest.

Like other post-colonial African states, the country includes a wide mix of ethnic and linguistic communities, with the largest being the Wolof, Fula, and Serer people, and the Wolof and French languages acting as lingua francas.

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