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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How a U.S.-Israeli Conflict With Iran Reshapes Security and Economies Worldwide

In this interview, Professor Sergiu Mișcoiu at the Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), where he also serves as a director...

‘Africa Forward’ Summit: France Strengthening Africa’s Development Agenda

The United States-Israeli war in the Islamic Republic of Iran shattered Africa's economic landscape and left an emotional devastation. Europe is fractured, but completely....

U.S.-Israel War on Iran at the Crossroads

The United States is back, enforcing military power jointly with Israel. In front of the global audience, word combinations and special phrases were raised...

Building Africa’s Nuclear Future: Current Trends and Key Developments

Several African countries, pursuing nuclear energy to tackle power challenges and to drive economic development goals and industrialization, are hampered primarily due to a...

Beijing Readies to Hand Over New ECOWAS Building

Beijing's decades-long policy decision to expand Chinese presence in Africa has, largely, transcended into gifting buildings. The African Union and Africa's CDC to Zimbabwe's...

United States Geopolitical Disorder and Its Implications for Africa

United States military actions in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the Middle East have implications for Africa. While it, practically, underscored the...

Nigeria’s Strategic Pivot to South America’s Economic Giant, Brazil

In this interview, Hon. Uche Uzoigwe, Secretary-General of NIDOA-Brazil, discusses the economic potentials in South America, particularly Brazil, and investment incentives for Brazilian corporate...

Africa’s Rise: The 21st Century Story That Leaves Russia Behind

Cooperation with Africa has, steadily, taken on a new dimension after holding two Russia-Africa summits. Following the sudden collapse of the Soviet era, there...

Russia’s WTO Journey: A Scorecard of Costs and Benefits

Despite its consistent criticisms over its operations down the years, Russia still finds it difficult to leave the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is...

Russia and Madagascar Pledge to Strengthen Economic Ties

President for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar, Michael Randrianirina, hoping to move the Russian-Madagascar partnership to a new level and to expand...

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