Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged nearly $51 billion in funding to Africa at a grand banquet held for African leaders. However, Eswatini, Taiwan’s last remaining diplomatic ally in Africa, was notably absent from the event. What Happened: The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, a crucial part of China’s diplomatic outreach to Africa, did not see the participation of Eswatini, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The small, landlocked nation is the last African country to resist Beijing’s ongoing mission to diplomatically isolate Taiwan. Despite its diplomatic alliance with Taiwan, Eswatini’s …
