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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A Shifting Landscape: Is ECOWAS Awakening to Regional Economic and Security Realities?

Given the multidimensional difficulties facing the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the most delicate being forging indivisible regional security...

Europe and Africa Forging a New Relationship

Late January 2024, prominent African leaders and corporate business executives attended the summit intended to forge a new relationship between Europe and Africa. It...

Russia Prioritizing Sustainable Security and Strategic Economic Questions in Sahel-Saharan Region

With geopolitical changes intensifying, Russia is steadily broadening influence by making economic investments, creating informal military bases and selling weapons to African countries. Under...

Blinken Playing Catch Up with China and Russia in Africa

Anthony J. Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, visited Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Angola from Jan. 21-26 to strengthen the relationship between...

Russia’s Geopolitical Ambitions and Propaganda in the New Era in Africa

Most of African political leaders are now reacting to post-Soviet politics and emerging economic possibilities in Russia. With emerging multipolarism, some leaders are already...

South Africa Talks Genocide At UN, Russia Strengthens Bilateral Relations With Israel

South Africa, the first African country to push for a compelling genocide accusation case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the developments at...

Unraveling Geopolitical Truth: Inexplicable Cancellation of ‘The Convention 2024’

Understandably, it was described as a precarious beginning of 2024 at the widely-known historic Ghana's Independence Square, where the latest political gathering was scheduled...

Chaotic roll-out blights Kenya’s visa-free plan

By description Kenya, at least, has a palpable difference in tourism features compared with its neighbours in East African Community (EAC), which is an...

Russia Targets Global Outreach by Embracing Cultural Ties and Multipolar Initiatives

Geopolitics is seemingly influencing Russia's approach to many issues ranging from its own approach in politics, its own economic design and cultural attitudes. But...

BRICS: Definition, Meaning and Usage

From January 2024, Russia took over the baton of BRICS chairmanship dealing first with the appropriate description of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and...

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