NIAS Area Studies


AFRICA MONITOR

NIAS Area Studies: Africa

NIAS Africa Studies aims to study contemporary Africa through the following verticals: internal politics, peace and conflict issues, civil-military relations, non-traditional security issues, radicalism, regional complexities (Horn of Africa, Sahel and North Africa), geopolitics and external relations, especially with the US, Europe and China. It publishes Africa Monitor (a monthly), with an objective to build capacity amongst the Indian scholars working on Africa.

NIAS Africa Studies also aims to create a network of African scholars in India and African scholars residing in India through an Annual Conclave starting from 2024.

Regular Publications

Africa Comment
Madagascar: Gen Z protest over socio-economic discontent

In the news On 25 September, youth-led protests erupted in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, over power outages and water shortages. At least five people were killed during the clashes with the security forces.  On 26 September, the protests continued across various cities, including...

Rizwana S Banu
13 October 2025
Africa Short Notes
Nigeria: The Farmer-Herder Clashes

In the news On 7 April, Daily Sabah reported that 52 people were killed and nearly 2,000 were displaced in a series of attacks by gunmen in the Bokkos district of the Plateau state. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA): "Over 1,820 individuals have been displaced. Three...

10 April 2025 | GP Short Notes # 912
Africa Issue Brief
DR Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal: A Pause than Peace

On 27 June, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a peace deal in Washington, ending the ongoing violent conflict in eastern DRC. According to the US-led deal, both parties have agreed to a cessation of hostilities and respect the territorial integrity. The deal additionally calls for "disengagement,...

Anu Maria Joseph
3 August 2025
REVIEW REPORTS
Continuing Human Rights Issues in Ethiopia: Takeaways of the UN report

On 18 September 2023, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia released a report on the human rights status in Ethiopia. The report highlights the violations of international law and crimes perpetrated in Tigray, Afar, Amhara and Oromia during the period from November 2020 to...

Nithyashree RB
17 October 2023

Events

About the team

Anu Maria Joseph

Research Assistant, NIAS

Ayan Datta

Ayan Datta is a Postgraduate Student at the University of Hyderabad. His area of interest includes peace and conflict issues in the Middle East and North Africa region.

C Shraddha

C Shraddha is a Research postgraduate studnet in Diplomacy, Law and Business at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. Her research interests include peace and conflict, climate change, student activism and political intersectionalities of gender.