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22 March 2022, Vol.1, No.4
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Africa Weekly # 04
22 March 2022, Vol.1, No.4
Contents
Libya: Political Polarization and Parallel Governments
Political uncertainty strikes Libya at regular intervals since the overthrowal of the Gaddafi government overthrow in 2011.
By S Shaji
Africa in Brief
by Apoorva Sudhakar
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Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University.
Ethiopia's Tigray problem:
Akshath Kaimal
Ebola expansion in the Democratic Republic of Congo:
Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader team.
The resurgence of Somali piracy:
Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.
Africa This Week
Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an undergraduate student from the Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at NIAS.
Anti-immigrant Protests in South Africa:
Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.
Africa’s Conference on Slavery and Reparatory Justice
Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader and Africa Studies teams.
Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa:
Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader and Africa Studies teams.
The UK-Rwanda Asylum Deal:Â
Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is currently a Non-Resident Fellow, Subhas Chandra Bose International Relations (SCB-IR) Chair, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.
Conflicts in Africa This Week:
Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Associate at NIAS and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader and Africa Studies teams.
The Ebola and the DR Congo:
Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is currently a Non-Resident Fellow, Subhas Chandra Bose International Relations (SCB-IR) Chair, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.
Conflicts in Africa
Ada Khan | Ada Khan is an undergraduate at the Department of Political Science, Public Policy, and Media Studies, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.
The Africa Forward Summit 2026:
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi
Continuing Militant Attacks in Pakistan:
Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader and Africa Studies teams.
Rising violence in the Lake Chad region:Â
Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is currently a Non-Resident Fellow, Subhas Chandra Bose International Relations (SCB-IR) Chair, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.
The New Wave of Violence in DR Congo:
Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant with the Global Politics team at the Science, Technology and Interntional Relations (STIR) Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
Escalating Violence in Mali:
Anu Maria Joseph | Ms Anu Maria Joseph was a NIAS Project Associate and served as Assistant Editor, Conflict Weekly.
Three years of War in Sudan, DRC-M23 talks in Switzerland and the collapse of the peace agreement in Tigray
Anu Maria Joseph | Ms Anu Maria Joseph was a NIAS Project Associate and served as Assistant Editor, Conflict Weekly.
Three Years of War in Sudan
Anu Maria Joseph
Conflicts in Africa
S Shaji | Dr S Shaji is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad
Africa (Jan-Mar 2026)
Anu Maria Joseph
Sudan-Chad tensions and the Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's Maiduguri
Anu Maria Joseph
Political instability in Madagascar and spreading violence in South Sudan
Akshath Kaimal
Rising Violence in Nigeria
Anu Maria Joseph
Violence in South Sudan and the US sanctions on Rwanda
Akshath Kaimal
The “Forgotten” South Sudan Conflict
Anu Maria Joseph
Instability in Sudan
Anu Maria Joseph
Violence in Nigeria
Anu Maria Joseph
Another major kidnapping in Nigeria and Election announcement in Guinea-Bissau
Anu Maria Joseph
Instability in Nigeria: Intensifying domestic responses, and questions over Trump’s intervention
Anu Maria Joseph
RSF advances in Kordofan and Khartoum and a coup attempt in Benin
Anu Maria Joseph
DR Congo: M23 offensive in Uvira and a fragile peace deal
Anu Maria Joseph
A Coup in Guinea-Bissau and the US Ceasefire Proposal in Sudan
Anu Maria Joseph
International call to end weapon supply to Sudan, Kidnapping in Nigeria and a framework for peace in DRC
Anu Maria Joseph
The AU's response to Trump's military threat and JNIM fuel blockade in Mali
Anu Maria Joseph
Tanzania: Election Protests and Violent Crackdown
Anu Maria Joseph
Sudan: The RSF's siege and the Fall of el-Fasher
Rizwana S Banu
Madagascar: Gen Z protest over socio-economic discontent
Anu Maria Joseph
DR Congo: M23 reorganising for a renewed offensive; no sign of peace
Anu Maria Joseph
DR Congo: M23’s renewed violence and a fragile ceasefire
Anu Maria Joseph
DR Congo-Rwanda: A deal in the US, with problems in the region
R Preetha
Africa as the Hunger Epicenter
Rizwana Banu S and Santhiya M
Who are the Afrikaners?
R Preetha
Ethiopia bans the TPLF
Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha
Algeria and France: Escalating Diplomatic Tensions
Anu Maria Joseph
Sudan: RSF’s offensive in Port Sudan and the battlefield shiftsÂ
Anu Maria Joseph
ECOWAS at 50: What are the achievements, issues and challenges?
C Shraddha
South Africa: What led to the Trump-Ramaphosa Afrikaner Genocide Debate?
C Shraddha
What has brought South Sudan to the brink of another civil war?
Esther Gamako Zugwai
Kenyan President William Ruto’s visit to China: Five Takeaways
Anu Maria Joseph
Ethiopia: New tension points in Tigray, Amhara and Eritrea
Anu Maria Joseph
DR Congo: M23’s Control in Kivu
Anu Maria Joseph
The War in Sudan: On the brink of dividing the country
C Shraddha
The impact of the US Aid Suspension in Africa: Explained
Trisha Roy
Iran in Africa: Strategic Interests and Expanding Footprints
Ayan Datta
Saudi Arabia in Africa: Economic and Strategic Engagements
Anu Maria Joseph
The Civil War in Sudan: The Belated US Genocide Call and Sanctions
Ayan Datta
Conflict in the DRC: Possible Expansion and Failed Peace Efforts
Anu Maria Joseph
Africa in 2024: Eight major developments
Ayan Datta
What is behind the end of Chad’s military cooperation with France?
Anu Maria Joseph
Illegal mining in Southern Africa: Actors, Issues and Concerns
Samruddhi Pathak
Namibia Elections | Explained
Ayan Datta
Ghana elections: A Smooth Democratic Transition Amidst Systemic Issues
Anu Maria Joseph
Macron's Visit to Morocco: Key Takeaways
Anu Maria Joseph
Tunisia: Kais Saied's second term and end of democracy
Ayan Datta
Post-poll Violence in Mozambique: Factors, Implications and the Way Forward
Anu Maria Joseph
One year of war in Sudan: Escalation, Failed peace talks and Humanitarian crisis
Ayan Datta
Sudan’s civil war: Failed Ceasefires and Peace Negotiations
Samruddhi Pathak
The Humanitarian Crises in Sudan: The Scale, Response and Regional Impacts
Femy Francis
China-Africa: The Ninth FOCAC Summit
Ayan Datta
One Year of Military Coup in Gabon
S Shaji
Africa: A Global Hotspot at the Intersection of Multiple Crises in Sahel
Vetriselvi Baskaran
Nigeria: Protests over cost-of-living crisis
Anu Maria Joseph
Protests in Africa: Role of populist leaders
Ayan Datta
Protests in Africa: Successful and Unsuccessful Stories
Ayan Datta
India-Africa relations: Critical minerals as an emerging domain
Vetriselvi Baskaran
South Korea-Africa relations: Objectives and challenges
Sayeka Ghosh
Japan in Africa: Strengthening relations amidst evolving global politics
Anu Maria Joseph
Russia’s increasing footprints in Africa
Ayan Datta
Lavrov’s visit to Africa: Four takeaways
Anu Maria Joseph
Kenya: Protests force the government to withdraw the financial bill
Vetriselvi Baskaran
Kenya’s non-NATO ally designation by the US | Explained
Mugdha Chaturvedi
Nelson Mandela's South Africa: The dream and the reality
Ken B Varghese
South Africa’s 30 years of democracy
Ayan Datta
South Africa Elections 2024 and the Zuma Factor
Neha Tresa George
South Africa: The Decline of the ANC
Shilpa Joseph
South Africa Elections 1996-2024: An Overview
Vetriselvi Baskaran
South Africa Election 2024: Course, Issues and Outcomes
Vetriselvi Baskaran
One year of war in Sudan: Regional Implications
Anu Maria Joseph
Sudan: One Year of Civil War
Anu Maria Joseph
30 years after the Rwandan Genocide
Vetriselvi Baskaran
The 37th African Union Summit: Five takeaways
Anu Maria Joseph
Elections in Senegal: A democratic victory in Africa
Jerry Franklin A
South Africa Elections 2024: Five questions
Anu Maria Joseph
Ghana: The anti-LGBTQ bill threatens a liberal democracy in West Africa
Anu Maria Joseph
The Gambia: The genital cutting and the return of the FGM debate
Anu Maria Joseph
7 June 1893: Gandhi gets thrown out of a first-class train in South Africa, leading to his first experiment with non-violent resistance
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Jerry Franklin A
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON): Five Questions
Narmatha S and Anu Maria Jospeh
Ethiopia-Somalia tensions over Somaliland | Explained
Anu Maria Joseph
Ethiopia and Sudan: Governance in deadlock
Nithyashree RB
COP28 and Africa: Priorities and Initiatives
Anu Maria Joseph
Sierra Leone: A failed coup
Jerry Franklin A
Floods in East Africa
Sneha Surendran
Africa’s debate on colonial reparations
Nithyashree RB
Liberia elections: Explained
Jerry Franklin
France's increasing unpopularity in Niger
Anu Maria Joseph
Africa in the Indian Ocean region: Explained
Jerry Franklin A
Sudan: Escalated fighting between rival factions and its implications
Anu Maria Joseph
Taiwan in Africa: The Last Ally and the Lost Allies
Sneha Surendran
Africa Climate Summit: Rising new leadership in climate action
Nithyashree RB
Coup in Gabon: Three questions
NIAS Africa Team
Africa Weekly #78 | Coup in Gabon
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Africa Weekly #77 | Profile on Ethiopia’s ethnic groups: Composition, Representation and Issues
Jerry Franklin A
A profile on Ethiopia's Oromo ethnic group
Sneha Surendran
A profile on Ethiopia’s Somali ethnic group
Nithyashree RB
A profile on Ethiopia’s Afar ethnic group
Anu Maria Joseph
Ethiopia’s Amhara problem
Jerry Franklin A
ECOWAS and Niger remain at an impasse, causing a prolonged standoff
NIAS Africa Team
Africa Weekly #75&76 | Ethiopia’s conflict in Amhara and Prolonged standoff in Niger
Jerry Franklin A
Coup in Niger: Manifold national, regional and international stances
Sneha Surendran
Senegal's political crisis: Four questions
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Africa Weekly #73&74 | Coup in Niger and Senegal’s political crisis
Nithyashree RB
The UN in Africa: MINUSMA has failed. So did Mali
Devjyoti Saha
China-Africa Security Partnership: Expansion Across Spectrums
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Africa Weekly #72 | End of MIUSMA in Mali and Chinese Security Interventions in Africa
Jerry Franklin A
A Profile of the Wagner group in Africa: From supporting military, authoritarian leaders to fighting militancy and mine licencing
Anu Maria Joseph
The Wagner Group in Africa: Fallouts of the failed revolt in Russia
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Africa Weekly #68 | Eritrea Rejoining IGAD and Resurging Insurgency in Uganda
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Resurging insurgency in Uganda and insecurity in East Africa
Jerry Franklin
Eritrea: Back to the IGAD after 16 years
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Africa Weekly #67 | Persisting Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia's Tigray Region and a Political profile on Tunisia
Jerry Franklin
Tunisia: A Political Profile
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Africa Weekly #66 | Ceasefires in Sudan & Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis
Jerry Franklin
Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: Reasons for its continuation
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Ceasefires in Sudan: An uneasy trajectory
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In Focus | Japan in Africa
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Japan in Africa: Renewed Efforts to Revitalise Relations
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Sudan: Intensifying political rivalry and expanding violence
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IN FOCUS | Nigeria’s new wave of kidnappings: Who, why and what fallouts
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Expanding Russia-South Africa relations
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IN FOCUS | Tunisia: The question of undocumented migrants
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IN FOCUS | Macron’s visit to Africa: Three Takeaways
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Nigeria elections: Ruling party wins; What is ahead?
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IN FOCUS | M23 atrocities in DRC and upcoming Nigeria elections
NIAS Africa Team
Africa in 2023: Elections and conflicts
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Africa
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IN FOCUS | Bamako’s pardon of Ivorian soldiers
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | The relapse of ANC
NIAS Africa Team
The US-Africa Leaders Summit
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | The Wagner Group, exploitation of conflicts and increased dependency on Russia
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | End of Operation Barkhane
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | The ceasefire in Ethiopia
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Challenges to peace in Eastern Congo
NIAS Africa Team
China-Africa relations: Looking back and looking ahead
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Chad's political crisis
NIAS Africa Team
Floods in West Africa: Nigeria and beyond
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Famine in Somalia
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Kenya Elections 2022
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | The reinvention of Al Shabab
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Lavrov's visit to Africa
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Macron's visit to Africa
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Tunisia's political crisis
NIAS Africa Team
Tunisia’s political crisis: Five questions
NIAS Africa Team
Tribal conflict in Blue Nile: Causes and Implications
NIAS Africa Team
Sudan-Ethiopia border tensions and a profile of Blaise Compaoré
NIAS Africa Team
Africa’s continuing migration problem: Three issues
NIAS Africa Team
Visit of the Belgium King to the DRC and tensions between the DRC and Rwanda
NIAS Africa Team
Africa’s displacement crises: Three key drivers
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Into the Sixth Decade of African Unity
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Communal Tensions in Ethiopia
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Mali ends defence ties with France
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | UK-Rwanda asylum deal
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Africa, Russia, and the War in Ukraine
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | The rise of East African Community: From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS | Political Crisis in Tunisia
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60 years of Algerian independence
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In Focus: Libya
NIAS Africa Team
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Anu Maria Joseph
Europe and Africa: Will AU and EU be equal partners?
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Africa’s slow COVID vaccination continues. Four reasons why
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS: Conflict over the Nile Dam
NIAS Africa Team
IN FOCUS: Instability in Burkina Faso
Mohamad Aseel Ummer
Africa: The anti-France sentiments in Mali and beyond
Apoorva Sudhakar
Coup in Burkina Faso: Five things to know
Harshita Rathore
Famine in Ethiopia: The government's refusal to acknowledge, worsens the crisis
Apoorva Sudhakar
Africa’s Stolen Future:Child abductions, lost innocence, and a glaring reflection of State failure in Nigeria
Anu Maria Joseph
South Africa: What is behind the pro-Zuma protests?
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
Impending famine in Tigray, should make Ethiopia everyone's problem
Anu Maria Joseph
Too late and too little is Ethiopia's international problem
Sankalp Gurjar
Africa's Ethiopia Problem
Apoorva Sudhakar
Ethiopia's Tigray problem is Tigray's Ethiopia problem
Mohamad Aseel Ummer
Migration in Africa: Origin, Drivers and DestinationsÂ
Apoorva Sudhakar
15 of the 23 global hunger hotspots are in Africa. Three reasons why
Apoorva Sudhakar