Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

 MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Adan Nuur Madobe made a comeback as speaker of Parliament Wednesday night following his ouster from the same seat in 2010. His election was seen as a victory for the opposition, which marshaled forces to defeat Hassan Abdi Nur, who had the backing of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Somalia’s newly elected […]

A Long March-11 carrier rocket lifted off at noon on Saturday off the coast of the East China Sea, successfully sending five Jilin-1 Gaofen satellites into preset orbits, marking the first time that China has realized a “one-stop” launch mode in near sea. Photo: Courtesy of Shi Xia The Long March-11 rocket is China’s only […]

The iconic water brand is owned by a Russian company that has been hit by sanctions as a result of the war in Ukraine.     Production of Georgia’s iconic Borjomi mineral water will be suspended as a result of financial difficulties caused by the war in Ukraine, the water’s manufacturer has announced. borjomi.com “The company […]

Russia confirmed late Friday it undertook an airstrike on Kyiv against a missile factory, which killed a journalist, coinciding with a visit by the U.N. secretary general, making it the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly two weeks. mEmergency services work at the site where fires were triggered by an explosion in Kyiv, […]

As Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine, experts feared that the Ukrainian banking system would collapse in the event of an all-out war. The closure of Ukraine’s main banks, cashless ATMs, and free fall of the national currency were expected by many. A man prints out banknotes of the Ukrainian national currency hryvnia at Ukraine’s […]

Summary In the last round of voting, Ms Samatar garnered 137 votes, beating Mr Mohamed Ali Omar alias Ananug who attained 107. Soon after the election of Ms Samatar was announced, President Farmaajo, Prime Minister Roble and many political figures sent congratulatory messages. Ms Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar, who has been elected deputy speaker in the Lower […]

A technical problem at Sweden’s Swedbank on Thursday night gave customers a nasty surprise, with their account balances inexplicably going negative, payments impossible, and Swish payments no longer working. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2022. (EPA Photo) President Joe Biden asked Thursday […]

Kyiv, Ukraine – Antonio Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, had just finished a longer-than-scheduled meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv when Russian cruise missiles struck a nearby residential area. The proximity of the attack stunned Guterres. Before meeting Zelenskyy, the UN chief visited towns north of the capital that have been devastated by the fighting […]

Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to label Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “genocide (and) crimes against humanity.” The members of parliament agreed President Vladimir Putin’s military has committed atrocities in Ukraine against the general population, including the removal of children by force, and that such actions have resulted in “grave suffering.” Canada’s Prime Minister Justin […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits Ukraine after meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to negotiate a ceasefire in the nine-week war and an agreement on the evacuation of civilians. A Ukrainian soldier sits on a Armoured personnel carrier (APC) driving on a road near Sloviansk, eastern Ukraine, on April 26, 2022, […]