Swaziland king's Facebook exposure of party lifestyle could lose him friends...

Swaziland's royal family have long kept their distance from the paparazzi in a way British royals can only dream about. Not any more, thanks to the rise of Swazi Leaks, an online group determined to expose the opulent lifestyle of Africa's last absolute monarch.

The movement, inspired by Julian Assange's WikiLeaks, frequently publishes pictures of King Mswati and his family living the high life. One recent post says: "Our taxes pay for the king's children to party in Los Angeles in the USA, will we struggle to eat here in Swaziland."

The intimacy of the photos suggest someone in the king's inner circle may be leaking information about his movements.

All of which must come as a shock to Mswati, who rules Swaziland with an iron fist: opposition parties are banned, protests are swiftly crushed and a magazine editor and human rights lawyer were recently jailed.

The king owns a private jet, fleet of luxury cars and has a fortune estimated at about $100m (£60m). Meanwhile, about 60% of the population live on less than $1 a day. Full story...

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