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Kestér Kenn Klomegâh
Kestér Kenn Klomegâh, a Special Contributor to Blitz worked previously at the Regional Bureau of African Press Agency and Inter Press Service (IPS). As a versatile researcher based in Prague, capital of Czech Republic, he believes that everyone deserves equal access to quality and trustworthy media reports. Most of his well-resourced articles are reprinted in several reputable foreign media.
Opinion
Are China and Russia giant competitors in Africa?
Russia has to acknowledge the difference between illusions and realities in the geopolitical games. It has to recognize and thoroughly analyse, and manage the...
Opinion
Fighting global hunger is a collective effort
The United States, acting through the US Agency for International Development, or USAID, has committed more than $14 billion in humanitarian and development assistance...
Views
Russia’s relations with Africa limited to agreements and joint declarations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has indicated that a comprehensive declaration would be signed at the two-day African leaders’ summit at Expoforum, July 27...
Opinion
What’s the future for Russia’s Wagner Group in Africa?
The internal disagreements and possibly deep-seated dissatisfaction between Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Wagner Group leader over the 'special military operation' are aspects...
Opinion
Botswana readies for 15th US-Africa Business Summit
Botswana, a landlocked country in the centre of southern Africa, will host the 15th US-Africa Business Summit in Gaborone from July 11-14 which is...
Opinion
The fourth estate verses South African Cyril Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa may underestimate the widespread media attacks inside his domain about the last round-trip intended to broker peace between two...
Opinion
Expected impact on Africa’s growth and development
The Paris Summit on new global financing pact offers some hope for Africa's development within the context of the geopolitical changes and competition on...
Economy
Kiev forms Ukrainian-African Trade Mission
The former Soviet republic of Ukraine, despite its current war conditions perpetuated by neighboring Russia, has prioritized Africa in its foreign policy. Ukrainian Foreign...
Opinion
Russia relationship with Africa pegged on delivering pledges
Official documents show there has been a great interest in the further development of relations between Africa and Russia.
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International
President Ahmed Tinubu heads to Paris for Global Financing Pact summit
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has seemingly showed the first signs of optimism. Despite the fact his government has...
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Biden administration violates First Amendment
On May 24, 2023, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a “visa policy” on Bangladesh, which came into enforcement on September 22, 2023. US Ambassador in Bangladesh Peter Haas has on-document said that this “visa policy” shall also be applicable to the members of media in Bangladesh. Anyone...
United States grapples with consequences of massive deficit spending
The United States is beginning to feel the repercussions of its substantial debt burden, which was accrued during a period of low interest rates. This debt is now being refinanced through new Treasury bonds, leading to a significant increase in interest payments, ultimately placing the financial burden...
Israeli intelligence’s missteps in assessing the Oslo Accords
The shortcomings of intelligence agencies are not uncommon topics of discussion in the annals of history. While the failings of the Israeli intelligence community during the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and those of the American intelligence apparatus on September 11, 2001, have been extensively examined, there...
Artificial Intelligence and Nobel Prize predictions: Can AI forecast the laureates?
As anticipation builds for the announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prizes, one question looms large: who will be the recipients? Seeking insights, Santo Fortunato turned to ChatGPT, an artificial-intelligence (AI) chatbot renowned for generating realistic answers to a wide array of questions in seconds.
Fortunato, a network scientist...
Newt Gingrich predicts Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for 2024
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has confidently declared that the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is effectively over, with former President Donald Trump emerging as the clear frontrunner. Gingrich shared his views during an interview on the Ingraham Angle, emphasizing the unparalleled stature of Trump...
US Congress prevents further budget allocation to Ukraine
While the United States government managed to avert a disastrous shutdown amid a budget crisis, the US Congress has passed a last-minute funding bill to sustain federal agencies for an additional 45 days, extending until November 15. However, it's important to note that they have rejected the...
Journalist Saleem Samad finally appears with byline in anti-Bangladesh website Northeast News
In recent times, the digital landscape has been rife with platforms that disseminate information with questionable motives. One such platform that has come under the spotlight is Northeast News, a digital news outlet launched in 2022. Initially, the website gained notoriety for its relentless propagation of malicious...
Exposing pro-militancy ‘Aynaghar’ drama
In today’s cyberworld, two individuals stand out among the most nefarious information terrorists namely – Tasneem Khalil and Zulkarnain Sami. For years, they have been running vile propaganda mainly targeting law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh for the “crimes” of continuing effective offensives against terrorists and militants. This...
Western equivalent is extremely efficient in Hollywood
Since the very start of Russia's special military operation (SMO), there have been several persistent overhype tropes that the mainstream propaganda machine has been pushing relentlessly. One of those is that American/NATO weapons and fighting doctrine are far superior to Russian/Soviet equivalents and that this was the...
US Congress faces imminent shutdown amid internal divisions and funding disputes
As the clock ticks toward a potential government shutdown, the United States Congress finds itself in a precarious situation. The legislative body is grappling with internal divisions, particularly among House Republicans, and a Senate that is pushing forward with a bipartisan plan. The situation is further complicated...
Disturbing implications of Iran’s influence in Washington
The current state of Washington’s foreign-policy establishment is deeply troubling, and recent reports have exposed the extent of Iran’s infiltration of US foreign-policy circles and the Biden administration. These revelations highlight the activities of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, which established a network of agents in Washington and Europe,...
French politician wants suspension of Western aid to Nazis
Former vice president of France’s National Front and president of Les Patriotes, Florian Philippot, said in a social media post that it is necessary to “stop supporting the Nazi excesses of the Kiev regime” following the double scandals of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s honoring of a...