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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Failure of Russia-Arab League Summit: Cultural Divergences and Orientations on Brokering Peace Partnerships

Russia's foreign policy framework places emphasis on adopting a plurality of approaches, including serious dialogues through conventional diplomacy, to all kinds of disputes and...

Russia Pivots to Asian Markets with its Energy

At the 8th Russian Energy Week (REW), a convergence of leading Russian and foreign producers and corporate executives of service companies and state officials,...

African Union Suspends Madagascar After Military Coup

The African Union (AU), the continental organization, has announced the suspension of the Republic of Madagascar after an elite army unit seized power in...

Africa’s Military Alliances Struggling with Multitude of Security Challenges

Given the persistent complex nature of conflicts in Africa and within the context of local conditions, African leaders are feverishly in search of sustainable...

“Bridges to the East” and Africa’s Future: A Diplomatic Dialogue

Undoubtedly, after several tectonic praises for Africa, the continental organization (African Union), and its regional economic blocs, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suddenly changed...

Africa Trade Is Booming With Foreign Players – Just Without Russia

Russia's relations, strained by multiple factors, including its own policy weaknesses and lack of strategy, are seemingly transcending to Africa, renewing its statements on...

European Commission Stepping Up Energy Partnership With Africa

The geopolitical situation is driving the European Commission to step up its investment influence across Africa, making consistent efforts at capitalizing on and exploring...

Nigeria hosts the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance regional office

With the geopolitical architecture simultaneously widening and deepening, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) has also stepped up its operations these past...

Russia’s Nuclear Technology Playbook for the Global South

For many developing countries in the former Soviet republics, Central Asia, and the Global South, including Africa, assessing energy security has become very critical...

The High-Level Charade: Why Summits Talk More Than They Solve

The United Nations General Assembly marked the 80th anniversary of its establishment in September 2025, and reforming the Security Council in addition to financial...

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