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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Scoreboard: China 5.0, Russia 0.5

Lack of credit support and investment guarantees from the Russian government and financial institutions have been cited as the major impediments for Russian companies...

Russia’s Business Dreams, What’s The Reality

Recognizing the widening gap and huge untapped potential in their economic cooperation, Russia and Africa are gearing up efforts in raising the level of...

Assessing Russia’s Relationship With Africa

Over the past two decades, Russia's efforts to regain its Soviet-era influence in Africa have achieved little success because "times have changed significantly, for...

Step By Step: Yekaterinburg Holds Forum Aims At Bolstering Russia-African Business

Official government representatives and private individuals from about fifteen African countries attended the IV Russia-African Forum (RAF) held on 11-14 July as part of...

Russia-Africa: The Realities And The Truths

As already well-known, since Soviet days, Russia has pursued a pragmatic policy aimed at enhancing multidimensional ties with the countries of the continent on...

Ghana, Russia set to promote cooperation

The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted on May 26 the Russia-Ghana business forum which attracted representatives from Russian industrial and commercial sectors....

With Ambitious Goals, Russia Joins Foreign Players in Africa

After the collapse of the Soviet empire, Russia has steadily shown interest in many spheres, ranging from political consultations through business and economic cooperation...

Doing Business: Russia, Africa And The Media

Over the past few years, Russian authorities have been prioritizing media cooperation and the use of soft power to address the falling image of...

Russia, Zimbabwe And Investment Opportunities

Over the years, Russia and Zimbabwe have maintained strong cordial relations in all significant spheres and the prospects of broadening cooperation are very bright....

New Momentum for Russia – Nigeria Relations

Nigeria is considered the economic powerhouse in the West Africa region. As it is popular known, Nigeria is one of Africa's fastest growing economies...

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