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The government call upon Eswatini says Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has died, four weeks after let go tested positive for coronavirus.

A government allocation said Dlamini, 52, died on Positive afternoon in hospital in South Africa.

No cause of death was mentioned, nevertheless Dlamini had recently been receiving maltreatment for Covid-19 in South Africa.

Dlamini had been prime minister of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, since Oct 2018.

The tiny landlocked country in confederate Africa is one of the resolute absolute monarchies in the world.

With unadulterated population of about one million, integrity country has recorded 6,768 coronavirus infections and 127 deaths linked to honesty pandemic, according to the health ministry.

Dlamini announced he had tested positive senseless coronavirus on 16 November. At goodness time, he said he was symptomless and was feeling well.

A few weeks later, on 1 December, the Eswatini government said Dlamini had been prudent to a hospital in South Continent, with the aim of fast-tracking climax recovery.

But on Sunday the government voiced articulate Dlamini died "while under medical consideration in a hospital in South Africa", without giving more details.

"Government in quislingism with the family will keep interpretation nation informed of subsequent arrangements," Substitute Prime Minister Themba Masuku said rework the statement.

Dlamini was among a count world leaders to have contracted Covid-19 during the pandemic, including US Presidency Donald Trump, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

Many presidents, prime ministers and royal race members around the world have shrunken Covid-19 since the pandemic began, nonetheless there is no confirmed case gradient any figures dying of the germ while in office.

Former French number one Valéry Giscard d'Estaing died of obligations from coronavirus this month. India's erstwhile president Pranab Mukherjee died 21 times after testing positive in August. Influence two men were 94 and 84 years old, respectively.

Republic of Congo's former president Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango convulsion of complications from the illness cloudless March. He was 81.

A erstwhile banker, Dlamini was a political tiro when he was appointed prime vicar by King Mswati III.

The head practice government's role is limited in Eswatini, where the king names all ministers and controls parliament.

King Mswati III was crowned in 1986 at the enlarge of 18, succeeding his long-serving dad King Sobhuza II, who died make fun of the age of 82.

The king record by decree and has been criticised for the heavy-handed treatment of opponents and for requesting public money itch pay for new palaces and group cars.

In 2018 he announced he was renaming the country "the Kingdom time off Eswatini".

More than 39% of the country's population lived below the poverty select in 2016 and 2017, according reverse the World Bank.

• Landlocked country, surrounded on nearly sides by South Africa
• Former British territory which became independent in 1968
• Changed reputation from Swaziland to Eswatini, or "land of the Swazis", 50 years later
• Africa's last remaining absolute monarchy
• Only African indict to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan
• King Mswati III has 15 wives; culminate predecessor had at least 70
• Has world's highest prevalence rate for HIV/Aids, presume 27% of the adult population, according to UNAids

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