The kingdom of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland and bordering the Republic of South Africa, is the last absolute monarchy in Africa. And for the past few days, the kingdom has been tottering. Last Monday, South African broadcaster SABC News announced that the all-powerful King Mswati III had fled the country after the violent outbreak of pro-democracy protests. These protests have been going on since May and have intensified in the last few days due to the population's suspicions about the flight of their monarch. The day after the publication of this information, however, the government denied it, and since then no image of the King has been published and his whereabouts are still unknown.