Eswatini has denied reports that it is offering citizenship to men from other southern African countries due to a shortage of men in the kingdom.

Eswatini was last week thrust into the spotlight after a faked viral letter surfaced, claiming that that King Mswati III had promised eligible men the opportunity to marry wives and receive free houses in the kingdom.

The letter also claimed that the king would help interested men to marry up to five wives and get free houses in the country.

In a denial, the Eswatini government clarified that the letter was entirely fake.

“The public is notified that this circulating notice is fake,” the government posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday.

Nestled in southern Africa, Eswatini is Africa’s last absolute monarchy, with a population of approximately 1.2 million people.

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