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Last update: 16 minutes agoWUF13 in Baku: Eswatini’s King Mswati III took part in the World Urban Forum’s Leaders’ Statements as global leaders spotlighted urban planning and sustainable growth, with heavy international media attention continuing around the event. Energy security push: With Middle East tensions still shaking fuel supplies, King Mswati III invited Azerbaijan’s SOCAR and mining firms to invest in Eswatini’s new Strategic Oil Reserve—aimed at storing about two months of fuel—and floated a longer-term refinery plan. Jobs and skills pressure: Business Eswatini warns unemployment is being driven by slow growth, outdated qualifications, and a training-to-jobseeking culture that isn’t creating enough work. Cyber risk watch: A new Africa-focused DDoS report says AI is lowering barriers for attackers, even as the biggest attacks remain rare. Cost-of-living strain: Households are still buckling under rising electricity and fuel costs, with fears of more price hikes ahead. Health supply gap: Lenacapavir HIV prevention injections are in demand in Eswatini, but early rollout stocks have nearly run out.
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