On 17 August 2022 SADC held its 42nd Ordinary Summit under the theme “Promoting industrialisation through agro-processing, mineral beneficiation and regional value chains for inclusive and resilient economic growth.”
It has been over a year since protests erupted in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The unrest in Eswatini is of concern to the countries in the region and is on the peace and security agenda of SADC.
Two southern African countries, South Africa and Eswatini, are undergoing important reforms. South Africa and Eswatini can look to Lesotho for lessons.
Once the stakeholders in Eswatini get to a point of national dialogue, the question of what will happen at this dialogue will arise.
Conflict and violence need to be understood in localised contexts and realities; this allows for an understanding of conflict that is unique to a country’s history and socio-political reality. Eswatini does not exhibit the signs of what the WPS agenda considers conflict.