A third-country deportation program is utilizing Eswatini as a transit point, with the ultimate destination for deportees being Laos.

The entities involved

• Eswatini →

  sovereign state in southern Africa

  • Taryn Bell, who runs hospices in KwaZulu-Natal, is being scrutinized following a WHO audit regarding palliative care standards in the region bordering Eswatini.14:13
  • An AU Ministerial Seed Summit was held in Ezulwini, with a deputyship delivered on behalf of the AU technical committee.12:33
• Laos →

  country in Southeast Asia

  • Diplomatic relations between China and Laos have been strengthened, marked by talks in Beijing and joint military exercises in Vientiane.13:18
  • ASEAN nations confirmed their membership list during a recent coordination meeting, involving several Southeast Asian states.08:34

Related events

• The Trump administration deported individuals to the Central African Republic, Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Jul 9
• Flights are departing Louisiana for Eswatini, with Senegal as a refueling stop, as part of Trump's third-country deportation crackdown.Jul 9
• BIOT administration transferred an asylum seeker from Diego Garcia to Eswatini.Sep 15
• US personnel were in Eswatini for an anti-smuggling operation.Sep 15
• The US is seeking agreements with Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, and Ghana, while also managing deportations of migrants from Syria, Afghanistan, and the Central African Republic.Jun 11