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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Explainer: African Leaders Should Accelerate Industrialization Without Short-Haircut Processes

At the end of their four-day deliberations, African leaders and participants have issued a joint statement relating to the future of economic diversification and...

Russia’s Cultural Diplomacy in Multipolar World. Africa’s Role, Challenges and Benefits

After a careful research to find the meaning and implications of the term "multipolar world" often used these days, the freedictionary and englopedia offer insights as...

Africa Needs Investments in Sustainable Industrialization: The Unique Role of Afreximbank

At the 12th Extraordinary Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification and the Extraordinary Session held in Niamey late November, the African Export-Import Bank offered...

European Parliament Declares Russia as Sponsor of Terrorism: Implications and Future Developments

European Union's relations with Russia has taken a different complicated turn, this time declaring Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. What are the...

Fidel Castro’s Political Struggle Unites Havana and Moscow

Under the auspices of an official state visit to attend the unveiling of  a statue in memory of former leader Fidel Castro in northwestern...

Industrializing Africa: Renewed commitment towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization and Economic Diversification

Under the auspices of the African Union, from November 20 to 25, government representatives and corporate industrialists as well as agricultural experts plan to...

Kazakhstan’s Reforms and Future Perspectives Create Basis for Broader External Cooperation

Kazakhstan, one of the Russian neighbours and former Soviet republics, opens its doors for a broader external expansion. Given its geographical location and combined...

Gates Foundation Pledges $7B for Healthcare, Women and Agriculture in Africa

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made resonating announcement that the foundation will spend $7 billion, over the next four years, to improve...

African Union Asks for Permanent Seat at the G20

Leaders from the world's top economies gathered mid-November on the Indonesian resort island of Bali for a G20 summit planned to review economic performance,...

Kazakhstan’s Courtship of Africa Within the Context of Emerging Multipolar Order

Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic, has been exploring and developing multifaceted relations with Africa. As an independent republic since the collapse of the Soviet-era...

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