MBABANE, Eswatini: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Saturday (May 2) announced his arrival in Eswatini, Taipei's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after an earlier trip was cancelled when several countries revoked overflight permits . Those various African nations withdrew overflight permission following "intense pressure" from Beijing, one of Lai's closest advisers said at the time, forcing cancellation of the initially scheduled April 22-26 trip. Lai on Saturday said only that his initial