Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The government is an
absolute monarchy, the last of its kind in Africa, and the country has been ruled by King
Mswati III since 1986. One of the country's important cultural events is
Umhlanga, the reed-dance festival, held in August or September each year. This photograph shows Princess
Sikhanyiso Dlamini, the eldest daughter of Mswati III, at the 2006 festival.
Photograph credit: Amada44