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 Russia’s Sputnik Disappears from Africa’s Radar

Until recently, Africa has not been high on Russia's policy agenda. African leaders have to understand that Russia, for the past three decades, Africa...

China-Russia’s Dichotomy: Cooperation or Confrontation on Global Questions

As geopolitical confrontation intensifies between the United States and Europe on one side and China and Russia on the other, it has increasingly become...

Mali Snubs ECOWAS and African Union Over Steps to Return to Democratic Elected Government

The interim Military government of the Republic of Mali has utterly turned blind eyes on what is referred to as "Accra Initiative" designed by...

Russia and its European Partners Dream of Building Businesses from Lisbon to Vladivostok

With the current geopolitical developments and the new processes of re-configuration, seriously affecting the landscape of economic cooperation, the basic question many researchers and...

Women’s Day 2023: African Union Puts Women’s Empowerment on Spotlight

African Union (AU), an organization uniting 55 independent African states, has consistently placed focus on women's empowerment, supporting their status and fighting for their...

The film ‘Cuba in Africa’ wins Thomas Sankara Prize

From late February to early March, in Ouagadougou the capital of Burkina Faso, there was the week-long Africa's largest film festival FESPACO. In fact,...

Bogdanov’s Passion for Africa and the Critical Russia’s Policy Debates – Part 5

Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, has offered excellent directions...

Macron Outlines France’s New Policy Strategy for Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron has gained some considerable success during his trips to Africa, mostly capitalizing on the geopolitical neutrality of African leaders. And...

Bogdanov’s Passion for Africa and the Critical Russia’s Policy Debates – Part 4

Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, in late February interview with local Russian media -...

Russia – Africa relations and the emerging new world order

In this insightful interview conducted by our media executive Kester Kenn Klomegah with Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy,...

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