History of cooperation
Recognition of Ukraine: May 13, 1998.
Establishment of diplomatic relations: May 13, 1998.
There are no high-level contacts.
There is a practice of protocol correspondence.
For January-November 2019 trade is represented only by imports, which amounted to USD 314,500.
Cultural and humanitarian cooperation
In 2019, according to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine, there was 1 student from Eswatini.
Peculiarities of the country
1. The state was called Swaziland until 2018.
2. Swaziland Eswatini is half the size of Odessa Oblast and there are 1.3 million inhabitants, of whom two thirds live below the poverty line and one in four is living with HIV.
3. Life expectancy here is barely over 50 years.
Useful information
Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of South Africa
Address: 398 Marais str., Brooklyn 0181, Pretoria, the Republic of South Africa
Phone number: +27-124-60-19-43
Phone number for consular affairs: +61-26-24-72-182
Fax: +27-12-460-19-44 +27-120-10-07-45
E-mail: emb_za@mfa.gov.ua; consul_za@mfa.gov.ua
Work schedule: Monday – Thursday 08:00-17:00, Friday 08:00-15:45
There are no diplomatic or consular representations in Ukraine. The nearest Embassy of Eswatini that is responsible for Ukrainian affairs is in Düsseldorf, Germany.
