Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has wrapped up a visit to eSwatini, Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after signing a string of development agreements. But will the relationship hold?
eSwatini, which has struggled with fuel shortages in recent years, was left as the only African country to formally recognise Taiwan when Burkina Faso switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 2018.
This was Tsai's second trip to the kingdom, during which she attended celebrations marking its independence day, the king's 55th birthday, and the 55th anniversary of Taiwan-eSwatini diplomatic ties., King Mswati has visited Taiwan 18 times since he took the throne in 1986. In 2021 he said he had recovered from Covid-19 after Tsai sent antiviral medication to help him, at a time when his country of 1.2 million people was still waiting for its first vaccines against the disease., co-director of the Central Europe Institute of Asian Studies in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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