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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East Africa: The status of women remains unequal at all levels of society

For over two decades, the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) has been fighting for gender equality, empowerment of women and improvement of...

Africa’s development must be based on resilient approaches with nature and people at the center

In this insightful and wide-ranging interview, Professor Patrick Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer of Global Center on Adaptation discusses the organization's establishment, its main objectives,...

RUSAL Receives Guinea’s Best Company Awards For Fight Against COVID-19

Russian Aluminium, a leading global aluminium producer, announced early February that its representative office in Guinea was awarded the Guinea Best Company Awards for...

Understanding Russia’s Financial Strategy for Africa

In order to raise its geopolitical influence, Russia has been making efforts identifying mega infrastructure projects such as nuclear power and energy, natural resources...

China Made Vaccine Donations to Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe

As coronavirus infection rapidly spreads across the African continent, reaching nearly 3.5 million, China has shown support by making vaccine donations for Zimbabwe in...

South Sudan: Rampant Abusive Surveillance by National Security Service Instils Climate of Fear

South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) is using abusive surveillance to terrorize journalists, activists and critics, leading to a climate of intense fear and...

Africa No Filter: Shifting stereotypical narratives

Africa No Filter is a not-for-profit organization set up to help shift harmful and stereotypical narratives about Africa through research, advocacy and grant-making to storytellers....

President Tshisekedi Takes Over as the New Chairperson of the African Union for 2021

The African Union (AU) has held a two-day summit to elect new team, and to discuss a wide range of issues including a rise...

Second meeting of the Coordinating Council under the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum

The second meeting of the Coordinating Council under the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum took place on 2nd February via video conference. Participants included Deputy Foreign Minister...

Moment of Truth: Russia Faces Demography Crisis

Russia has demographic crisis. Notwithstanding official efforts to boost birth rates, reverse brain drain, use immigration policy over the past few years, Russia's population...

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