Kester Kenn Klomegah

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MD Africa Editor Kester Kenn Klomegah is an independent researcher and writer on African affairs in the EurAsian region and former Soviet republics. He wrote previously for African Press Agency, African Executive and Inter Press Service. Earlier, he had worked for The Moscow Times, a reputable English newspaper. Klomegah taught part-time at the Moscow Institute of Modern Journalism. He studied international journalism and mass communication, and later spent a year at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. He co-authored a book “AIDS/HIV and Men: Taking Risk or Taking Responsibility” published by the London-based Panos Institute. In 2004 and again in 2009, he won the Golden Word Prize for a series of analytical articles on Russia's economic cooperation with African countries.

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FM Conference must separate blusters from concrete facts to achieve policy progress in Africa

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Eurasian Economic Union Stepping Up with Renewed Interest in the Region’s Opportunities

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Africa’s Economic Development: Exploring Geopolitical Complexities and Contradictions

Within the context of rapidly geopolitical changes and the Russia-Ukraine crisis, African leaders have to absolutely rethink and take strategies to save their straddling...

French-Speaking African States Under Kremlin’s Politico-Military Influence

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Russia Educating and Training Future African Leaders

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Russia, Sierra Leone Show Signs of Continuing Partnership

By upholding the principles of understanding and mutual respect, Russia and Sierra Leone are showing the desire to build a more harmonious relationship. But,...

Russia’s Gazprom to Support Africa Despite Financial Losses

At least, the foreign media broke the news early May. And it may be understandable why local Russian media was quiet over the impact...

Russian Enterprises Fostering Closer Economic Ties with Angola, Southern African Countries

Russia and Angola have had excellent relations dating from historical Soviet era. Russia, more or less, invested in Angola, even after the Soviet collapse...

Insights into the Spectrum of Africa’s Weaknesses, Strengths and Challenges

In this insightful interview, Emeritus Professor Timothy Uzodinma Nwala, the Chairman of Alaigbo Development Foundation(ADF) Congress, a Nigerian-based Pan Igbo Socio-Cultural and Political Organization,...

Russian Brands Flooding Africa’s Continental Market

Squeezed between the United States and European Union sanctions, Russia has been exploring effective ways to increase the exports of its industrial products under...

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