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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
Africa’s civil society must stand against endemic corruption
Without doubt, Africa's political history has indeed documented that power collapses, absolute power collapses absolutely. The worst scenario is political power fraught with deep-seated...
Opinion
Russian flags and Wagner Group are unique signs of strategic influence in the Sahel region
Emerging from the second US-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington, the most leading global media including Associated Press (AP), Cable News Network (CNN), Agence...
Opinion
United States prioritizing Africa’s questions, African Union sets to join G-20
United States President Joe Biden has joined African leaders' efforts in negotiating for the African Union's membership and working for its permanent seat in...
Opinion
BRICS as model for multilateral cooperation and diplomacy
Next year 2023 South Africa, as per stipulated approved guidelines and rules, will hold the rotating presidency of BRICS, the organization of five emerging...
Opinion
Emerging multicultural World Order weakens Russia and strengthens China as superpower
Despite its large population of 1.5 billion which many have considered as an impediment, China’s domestic economic reforms and collaborative strategic diplomacy with external...
Opinion
Russia’s negotiable friendship with Kazakhstan
Russia and Kazakhstan share common history and geography. At least during Soviet times, both Soviet republics and close-bordering neighbors with Russian language and culture,...
Opinion
European Parliament votes to award Russia a new status
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...
Opinion
China and Russia alliance seeks leadership in the new world configuration
This article attempts to contribute to the debate and discuss some aspects of the evolutionary processes and the search for new possible models by...
Opinion
Food security in Ethiopia and other poorest nations in the Horn of Africa
By geographical definition, Ethiopia is located in East Africa. It is landlocked in the Horn of Africa and shares borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and...
International
World is almost close to the beginning of nuclear war
Approximately a year ago, August 2021, Dr Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) wrote an opinion article in which...
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Gold prices fell more than 1%
Today, gold prices fell by more than 1 percent, as fears of a crisis in the banking system receded.Gold in spot transactions fell 1.2% to $1952.95 an ounce, and US gold futures fell 1.5%, to settle at $1953.80.With regard to other precious metals, spot silver fell 1.1%...
MSNBC show of Jen Psaki faces blowback
Former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki premiered her new show on MSNBC recently and she’s already facing blowback.
As Grabien’s Tom Elliot pointed out on Twitter, Psaki attempted a segment where she attacked Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over his views on Ukraine. Psaki, who is...
White House experiences unprecedented departures
The White House has experienced unprecedented departures under President Joe Biden. According to a new report, First Lady Jill Biden’s office is now undergoing massive turnover as a top aide has departed.
Rory Brosius, who has been running the Joining Forces project, announced she will be leaving her...
MTG demands immediate arrest of Alvin Bragg
Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling for Manhattan, New York, District Attorney Alvin Bragg to be arrested.
“He (Bragg) should be arrested. You want to know why? We have to stop allowing Democrats to abuse us. It’s like we are a beaten spouse. We need to...
Kids playing less than adults, only playing 86 minutes a week
Indian children play less than adults, according to a survey released on Monday. Children in the eastern region of the country spend maximum 125 minutes i.e. a little over two hours every week in sports. On the other hand, the children of western India play...
Western Union now available thru bKash agent points in Bangladesh
Digital wallet service bKash customers in Bangladesh can now redirect their cash-intended Western Union money transfers into their bKash wallets conveniently with the assistance of over 330,000 bKash agent points.
To facilitate this service, Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, NCC Bank,...
Jatiya Party shall take part in next general election
Describing the election as an integral part of democracy, leader of the opposition in parliament and chief patron of Jatiya Party Raushan Ershad said her party will take part in the next general election and urged party leaders and activists to take preparation in this regard.
She urged...
Bangladesh to cooperate with Mauritania in agricultural sector
Mauritania, one of the largest west African countries, has welcomed the 'contract farming' proposal of Bangladesh to open the arable land of that country for Bangladeshi entrepreneurs and businessmen.
Mauritania's Agriculture Minister Yahya Ahmed El Waghef hailed the proposal from the Bangladesh's non-resident Ambassador Muhammad Zulqar Nain at...
PayPal service needs to be made available in Bangladesh
Despite the fact that Bangladesh’s economy has been prospering in a stunning pace, it is yet to have PayPal services in the country, which would be extremely helpful particularly to hundreds and thousands of freelancers, who are earning millions of dollars every year.
PayPal is an online payment...
Opposition activism will increase in Parliament
There is now little more than a year left for the general elections. The division between the opposition and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is almost certain to deepen after a Gujarat court disqualified Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha membership.
There has been a semblance...
India urbanization: making of urban India
It is well accepted that India needs huge investment in improving the infrastructure and providing basic amenities to its citizens.
The need for investment will further increase in the coming years as a large number of people will move to urban areas and the process of urbanization will...
US admits exploiting Sino-Indian border disputes
The US is utilizing its ISR capabilities to enhance the underhanded tactics used for stoking tensions between global powers such as China and India. Writes Drago Bosnic
American ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) capabilities are undeniable. Underestimating the belligerent thalassocracy in this regard can only be self-defeating and lead...