South African Invasion of Lesotho and Swaziland (AFOE: Journey to the end of the Sun)

The 2024 South African Invasions of Lesotho and Swaziland was a war that lasted for 11 days. The motive behind the invasion was to boom the South African economy and military power. This is like the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, but less bloody and set in Africa. After the war, South Africa annexed both Lesotho and Swaziland, and Botswanese people held a referendum if they want to join South Africa or not. It was set in the middle of the 2nd Korean War, but had nothing to do with it.
== Background ==
Lesotho is a landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho was annexed to the Cape Colony in 1871, but separated from it as a crown colony 13 years later. When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, there were moves by the British Empire to include Lesotho. 
P.S. If the chance of South Africa invading Lesotho is very high, then the country would be very easy to annex.
In eSwatini's early years of British colonial rule as Swaziland, the British had expected that eSwatini would eventually be incorporated into South Africa. However, After World War II, South Africa's intensification of racism induced the United Kingdom to prepare Swaziland for independence.
== Timeline ==
On the 4th of March 2024, South Africa mobilised on Lesotho's borders and declared war on the country. This caused the UN to condemn the invasion and eSwatini to intervene. ESwatini managed to push in South Africa, but they were eventually pushed back.
South African forces eventually started advancing into eSwatini's capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba. After both cities were captured, eSwatini surrendered, and Lesotho was left alone to defend itself. By the time eSwatini fell, the battle of Maseru began, which lasted for 6 days. 6 days later, Lesotho surrendered and made peace with South Africa. A peace treaty will be signed in Butha-Buthe.
== Aftermath ==
The South African invasion of Lesotho and Swaziland was the least deadliest war in Africa, compared to the Great African War, which was during World War III and the deadliest conflict in Africa, even deadlier than the Second Congo War from 1998-2003. The South African invasion of Lesotho was not so deadly, compared to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Later, the Treaty of Butha-Buthe was signed. The terms of the treaty were:
* South Africa will annex Lesotho and eSwatini.
* King Letsie III will be in exile in Madagascar.
* The Ngwenyama of eSwatini, Mswati III will be assassinated.
The harshest term of the Treaty of Butha-Buthe was the death of Mswati III. The Basotho approved the treaty, but the Emaswati were disatisfied because killing Mswati III would be a tragedy for them, meaning that they would end up being starved to death by their South African persecutors. This means the siSwati language would go extinct by 2030 or 2100, along with the Udmurt, Armenian and several native American languages.
After the treaty, a referendum was held in Botswana whether if the country should join South Africa or not. after the referendum, South Africa's economy began to boom, and became the first African nation to develop nuclear weapons, before the East African Federation, Egypt and Ethiopia. The country remained allies with the United States, and joined NATO in 2027.
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