Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has been the mayor of Marrakesh for a number of years and also served as a minister in the previous coalition government.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has denied receiving advance knowledge of the 7 October 2023 offensive, claiming that security chiefs did not warn him.

The gate of Mt Elgon National Park. PHOTO/Mt Elgon Foundation/ Kelvin Maima. By PATRICK MAYOYO Elephants living on Mount Elgon may be using certain plants to treat illness, according to new research that draws on decades of observations by members of the local Sabaot Indigenous community. The study, published in Scientic Reports, documents reports of elephants selecting particular plants when they appear unwell, as well as mothers providing plant material to their calves. Researchers describe the behaviour as “putative self-medication”, while stressing that the findings do not yet prove the plants have therapeutic effects. Researchers worked with eight Sabaot experts, including wildlife scouts, guides and elders with more than 20 years’ experience living in or observing elephants around Mount Elgon. Their accounts identified 35 plant species and four types of soil, minerals or clay reportedly consumed by elephants. Of the plants, 34 were also recognised by the experts as having t...

Pope Leo XIV meets with France bishops. PHOTO/VATICAN By PATRICK MAYOYO Catholic churches today are placing repentance, humility and faithful action at the centre of the liturgy, as worshippers are reminded that what ultimately matters is not what people say, but whether their lives reflect God’s will. The readings for today’s Mass present a consistent message: people can change, God calls them to account for their choices, and genuine faith must be demonstrated through action. The first reading, from the Book of Ezekiel, confronts the human tendency to accuse God of being unfair. Through the prophet, God challenges Israel’s complaint and turns the question back on the people: is God’s way really unfair, or are human beings responsible for the consequences of their own choices? Ezekiel offers a message of both responsibility and hope. A person who has lived rightly but later turns towards wrongdoing will be held accountable for that wrongdoing. But the reverse is also true: som...

In tonight's edition, Uganda's new king of Tooro is crowned before thousands. Also, Africa's richest man cautions the continent against losing control of its major projects. And dozens of civilians are killed as Ethiopian government forces bombard towns in the northern region of Tigray.

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on Tuesday after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said. Her government is expected to make major investments linked to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while facing pressing issues including unemployment and living costs.

African startups can apply to Madica for up to $200,000 through a SAFE. Here is who qualifies, how the rolling application process works and what founders should check before accepting an investment.

Africa has more than $4 trillion in domestic financial assets, but only a small share reaches infrastructure and productive businesses. New financing structures in Rwanda, East Africa and Morocco show how that gap could be narrowed.

US forces are set to vacate their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, closing out a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion and cost 4,500 American lives, in a withdrawal that Iran-backed factions are already claiming as a historic victory over Washington. The pullout follows a 2024 agreement reached under then-President Joe Biden […]

Malaysia began deporting roughly 1,500 Myanmar nationals Tuesday, opening the first phase of a repatriation program the United Nations and dozens of human rights organizations had urged Kuala Lumpur to abandon over safety concerns for people being returned to a country still gripped by civil war. Dozens of buses escorted by security vehicles arrived at […]