King Mswati III is misleading his subjects and the world at large when he sayshe does not know why the United States is withdrawing a preferential trading status from his kingdom.
The United States decided that Swaziland could no longer receive trading benefits under the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). The decision was made in June 2014 after Swaziland failed to meet the United States' requirements on human rights issues.
King Mswati rules Swaziland as sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch and political parties are banned from contesting elections with many outlawed under anti-terrorism legislation. The King handpicks the Prime Minister, government ministers and the judiciary.
King Mswati returned from the United States Africa summit in Washington this week and told media in Swaziland that he did not know why the United States withdrew the preferential trading status. The Swazi Observer, a newspaper in effect own by the King, reported him saying the United States did not make it clear why Swaziland lost its eligibility.
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