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Nairobi — The United States military has confirmed it conducted an airstrike near Badhan town in the Sanaag region of northeastern Somalia on September 13, targeting a weapons dealer affiliated with the al-Shabaab militant group. According to the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), the operation was carried out in close coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia as part of ongoing efforts to degrade the militant group’s capacity to operate in the region. The confirmation comes amid reports that on the same day, a missile attack struck near the town of Ceelbuh, killing Omar Abdillahi Abdi Ibrahim, a respected clan elder.…

South Park is taking an additional week off. The Comedy Central series is skipping yet another week, with the cable network releasing the news on Wednesday, Sept. 17 — the same day as the new episode was supposed to air. This time, however, the news came with a rare statement from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone: “Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don’t get it done. This one’s on us. We didn’t get it done in time. Thanks to Comedy Central and South Park fans for being so understanding. Tune in next week!” The move follows…

Collins NabiswaBBC Monitoring,Abdou Aziz DiédhiouBBC Afrique,Natasha Booty andChris EwokorBBC AfricaGetty ImagesUntil recently Islamists in Mali had been more active in the north and centreMali’s military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers have been facing ambushes and arson attacks.In a rare acknowledgement of the seriousness of the situation affecting the landlocked country, Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga said the authorities were trying to improve security on the routes.The blockade – a potentially serious escalation of Mali’s long-running jihadist insurgency – is particularly affecting the supply of fuel, which could cripple…

Thirty PostBank staff have become the latest beneficiaries of sustainability training, which aims at accelerating the understanding of green finance in Uganda’s financial sector. The training climaxed today at Onomo Hotel. PostBank Uganda, which is rebranding to Pearl Bank, collaborated with Adelphi to provide a 3-day hands-on capacity-building initiative for its staff, designed to enable them to gain insights into the good global practices as the bank closes in on its sustainability certification. The content of the training is from the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator’s (UGEFA) Academy, which is fully funded by the European Union Delegation to Uganda and…

Glilot Capital, one of Israel’s most successful venture capital firms, has announced a $500 million raise from leading institutional investors across the U.S., Europe, and Israel. The raise pushes Glilot’s assets under management past the $1 billion mark, an inflection point that reflects both the firm’s performance history and growing global ambitions. Founded in 2011, Glilot has built a reputation as a top-tier investor in cybersecurity, AI, and enterprise software. The firm’s performance speaks for itself: 22 exits to date, including a perfect 8-for-8 record in its first fund. With this new capital, Glilot is reinforcing its dual-track approach of…

More than a decade ago, Jason Citron took the Disrupt stage to pitch his early-stage company in the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt as a scrappy founder pitching his vision. Today, he’s built Discord into one of the most successful consumer platforms of its era — valued in the billions and redefining how communities connect, game, and share online. This October, he returns to the Disrupt Stage with “From Startup Battlefield to Discord,” a session that unpacks his scaling journey at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, where 10,000+ startup and VC leaders will…

If you liked Timothée Chalamet as the nascent, scrappy, early-career Bob Dylan, you may love the real thing. The newest release in Dylan’s series of retrospective collections of unreleased material will go all the way back to his musical beginnings. “Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963” shall be released Oct. 31. Capturing the pre-electric period when he was considered a folk artist, the full boxed set spans eight CDs. Of 139 total tracks, 48 are previously unreleased, while another 38 are described as “super-rare.” This deluxe version also includes a hardback book with liner notes by Sean…

Mpox Outbreak in Uganda Situation Update – 03 September 2025 | WHO | Regional Office for Africa Skip to main content Mpox Outbreak in Uganda Situation Update – 03 September 2025

Sep 16, 2025, 03:11 PM ETThe 2025 major season came to a close last week in New York, as Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz claimed the US Open trophies.It was a memorable season at the year’s Slams. Four women took home the titles — Madison Keys (Australian Open), Coco Gauff (French Open), Iga Swiatek (Wimbledon) and Sabalenka, and an American woman reached the final at each. On the men’s side, things were more straightforward, as Alcaraz (who also won at the French Open) and Jannik Sinner (Australian Open and Wimbledon) split the titles. Sinner reached the final at every Slam,…

Two flying cars crashed into each other at a rehearsal for an air show in China which was meant to be a showcase for the technology.The Xpeng AeroHT vehicles collided in mid-air, with one catching fire during landing, the company said in a statement to Reuters. The company said people at the scene were safe, but CNN reported one person was injured in the crash, citing an anonymous company employee.The rehearsals on Tuesday were for the Changchun Air Show, set to start later this week in north-east China.BBC News has contacted Xpeng for comment.Footage on Chinese social media site Weibo…