Keir Starmer’s chief of staff resigns

Sue Gray leaves amid rumours of tensions within British prime minister's team of advisers

Israeli strike closes off road linking Lebanon with Syria

Lebanon says people have used the crossing to flee Israeli fire but Israel says militant group Hezbollah uses it to transport arms into Lebanon

Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon

Military urges residents of more than 20 towns in south Lebanon to evacuate their homes after striking central Beirut

Harris woos Republicans with Liz Cheney at Wisconsin event

Democrats’ presidential candidate has taken a centre-to-right-leaning stance on several issues in bid to draw votes from Donald Trump

Rwanda’s Marburg fever outbreak kills 11, vaccine trials set to start

The disease was detected in late September with 36 cases reported so far

Tanzania media firm suspended for publishing restricted content

Regulator says Mwananchi Communications’ content damaged the country’s image

‘Prepare for attack’: Houthis email explicit warnings to Greek shippers

EU naval force confirms new phase in Houthis’ Red Sea terror tactics

UK and Mauritius in Chagos Island sovereignty deal

The operation of Diego Garcia, a strategic military base jointly operated with the US, is protected by the pact, Britain says

Elon Musk donated to ‘right-wing’ group, say sources

Building America’s Future has attacked the Biden administration over topics that include illegal immigration

WATCH: Is Uganda too late to the join oil party?

Business Day TV speaks to Theo Klein, economist at Oxford Economics Africa

Caribbean leaders hope Starmer open to talks on slavery reparations

Consecutive British governments have rejected calls for reparations

‘Weird’ Typhoon Krathon slams into Taiwan, killing two people

Island records as much as 1.6m of rain over five days with 178,00 homes left without power

Kenya deputy president urges court to halt impeachment process

President’s allies accuse Rigathi Gachagua of stirring ethnic hatred

Mnangagwa vows to implement plan to stop Zimbabwe’s currency slide

The ZiG is Zimbabwe’s sixth attempt at a stable currency in 15 years

Israel strikes Beirut on Thursday after eight Israeli soldiers killed

A day after Iran fired more than 180 missiles into Israel, Israel said on Wednesday eight soldiers were killed in ground combat in south Lebanon