eSwatini king picks MTN exec as prime minister

eSwatini’s King Mswati has appointed Ambrose Dlamini, chief executive of the local unit of telecoms group MTN, as new prime minister of the southern African kingdom, local media reported. Mswati is Africa’s last absolute monarch and has tight political control over the land-locked nation formerly known as Swaziland, where political parties are banned. The king chooses the prime minister and government. The Times of Swaziland reported that Mswati made the announcement to supporters on Saturday … READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2018/10/29/... Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans. Africanews is the first pan-African multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision. Subscribe on our Youtube channel    / africanews   and receive all the latest news from the continent. Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook :   / africanews.channel   Twitter :   / africanews