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A team from the Southern African Development Community will arrive in eSwatini on Sunday, after the kingdom has been rocked by pro-democracy protests and allegations of deadly crackdowns.
Protesters have stepped up their campaign for political reforms in recent days in the small, landlocked country, formerly known as Swaziland.
The government deployed the military to disperse the crowd and unverified videos emerged of the beatings by security forces.
Amnesty International accused them of a “frontal attack on human rights” and claimed that at least 20 people had been killed.
The kingdom’s government said it had invited the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to carry out “a fact-finding mission” from Sunday.
The bloc of 16 countries added that their team would encourage the kingdom to find a lasting solution to the dispute.
No official death report
The eSwatini government said it had not received any official reports of deaths.
Internet service providers said they were ordered to cut access to social media and online platforms until further notice.
Shops were closed during the violence but some reopened for a few hours on Saturday, according to an AFP correspondent in the capital Mbabane.
A nighttime curfew is in place, with a strong police presence in the streets.
Protesters defied the curfew earlier in the week and targeted buildings linked to King Mswati III.
The violence drew international condemnation.
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