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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Ghana’s Foreign Minister Botchwey Appointed the New Secretary-General of the Commonwealth

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Africa’s Development Uncertainty

In this insightful interview, Architect Eric Eyutchae, National Vice President of Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), an Enugu-based socio-political organization which focuses on the development...

Some Takeaways From BRICS Business Council Forum

Russia hosted the BRICS+ Business Council Forum 2024 which primarily seeks to build an alternative economic world. The BRICS association comprising Brazil, Russia, India,...

Why Are African States Joining BRICS?

Geopolitical changes and the reconfiguration of economic architecture towards the Global South, under the rapidly-growing influence of BRICS+ (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...

BRICS+ Heading Towards Strategic Enlargement and Consolidating Multipolar World

The question yet stands: what potential countries with high aspirations are gearing to join BRICS+, an informal association of developing economies, during the forthcoming...

African Women’s Contributions to Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region

The African Union (AU) recognizes that women's participation and leadership must be considered a primary element in the quest for peace and security on...

BRICS+ Summit: Geopolitical Challenges, Strategies and Expectations

Under Russia's presidency 2024, BRICS+ (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has been building momentum for accelerating the association's enlargement, steadily weakening Western...

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