Course Scholars

Anu Maria Joseph

Research Associate, Area Studies-Africa

Anu Maria Joseph is a Research Associate in School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. She holds masters in Political Science from Madras Christian College, Chennai. As part of NIAS Africa Studies, she looks into internal politics, external relations, peace and conflict, gender and climate issues in Africa. She also coordinates NIAS Conflict Reader under the International Peace Research Initiative.

Her research interests includes ethnic and tribal issues in Africa, peace and conflict in Africa, Afro- European and Afro-China relations.


External Publications

Anu Maria Joseph (Co-authored)
"Is France’s influence in West Africa over?," The Hindu, 24 January 2025

Anu Maria Joseph
"The status of the civil war in Sudan," The Hindu, 7 October 2024

Anu Maria Joseph
"Why have violent protests in Kenya continued?," The Hindu, 1 August 2024

Anu Maria Joseph
"China’s ties with Africa," The Hindu, 28 January 2024

 


GP Commentaries
CW Note
Ethiopia's Tigray problem:
Growing threat of renewed War
Conflict Weekly #343344, 13 August 2026, Vol. 7, Nos. 3132

August 2026 | CWA # 2238

Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University.

CW Column
Africa This Week
JNIM-FLA coordinated attacks in Mali and the RSF siege in Sudan
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 339, 10 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2182

Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.

CW Column: Africa This Week
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 338, 26 June 2026

June 2026 | CWA # 2158

Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.

CW Column
Conflicts in Africa This Week:
The Ebola fear in DR Congo and the Elections in Ethiopia amidst conflicts

June 2026 | CWA # 2129

Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is currently a Non-Resident Fellow, Subhas Chandra Bose International Relations (SCB-IR) Chair, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.

CW Column
Conflicts in Africa
The Ebola spread in DR Congo, The Faye-Sonko split in Senegal, and the Deepening US military involvement in Nigeria

May 2026 | CWA # 2119

Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is currently a Non-Resident Fellow, Subhas Chandra Bose International Relations (SCB-IR) Chair, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.

CW Note
The New Wave of Violence in DR Congo:
Farmer-herder clashes, Armed groups, and Security vacuum
The focus on M23 has undermined the required attention to other conflicts in the eastern regions of DR Congo.

May 2026 | CWA # 2101

Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is currently a Non-Resident Fellow, Subhas Chandra Bose International Relations (SCB-IR) Chair, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.

CW Column: Africa This Week
Three years of War in Sudan, DRC-M23 talks in Switzerland and the collapse of the peace agreement in Tigray
In Ethiopia, the latest developments point to a high risk of the collapse of the 2022 peace agreement and resumption of full-scale violence in Tigray. In Sudan, the war has been prolonged for three years primarily because of the abundant weapon suppl

April 2026 | CWA # 2076

Anu Maria Joseph | Ms Anu Maria Joseph was a NIAS Project Associate and served as Assistant Editor, Conflict Weekly.

Special Commentary
Three Years of War in Sudan
Prolonged Stalemate, Humanitarian Cost, External Interventions and Regional Fallouts
Three years into this deadly power struggle, the endgame is clear. The SAF is adamant to fight until the RSF is eliminated or surrenders. The RSF has not taken a strong stance to eliminate SAF, primarily because of its suspected pursuit of internatio

April 2026 | CWA # 2072

Anu Maria Joseph | Ms Anu Maria Joseph was a NIAS Project Associate and served as Assistant Editor, Conflict Weekly.

Peace and Conflicts This Quarter (JanuaryMarch 2026)
Conflicts in Africa
Continuing Conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan and DR Congo, Security issues in Nigeria, and Political Instability in Madagascar
While much global attention has shifted to the conflict in the Middle East and its global impact, Africa this quarter saw the continuation of two major violent conflicts: civil war in Sudan and conflict in eastern DRC.

April 2026 | CWA # 2067

Anu Maria Joseph

Sudan-Chad tensions and the Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's Maiduguri

March 2026 | CWA # 2038

Anu Maria Joseph

Political instability in Madagascar and spreading violence in South Sudan

March 2026 | CWA # 2021

Anu Maria Joseph

Violence in South Sudan and the US sanctions on Rwanda
Conflict Weekly Column on Africa
Conflict Weekly #322, 06 March 2026

March 2026 | CWA # 2013

Anu Maria Joseph

Instability in Sudan
Response to the genocide call and the threats of a regional spillover
Conflict Weekly #321, 27 February 2026

February 2026 | CWA # 1998

Anu Maria Joseph

Violence in Nigeria
US military deployment amidst worsening insurgency
Conflict Weekly #319-320, 20 February 2026

February 2026 | CWA # 1977

Anu Maria Joseph

CW Column: Conflicts in Africa
Africa: Renewed violence in Ethiopia and a Jihadist attack in Niger
Conflict Weekly 317, 30 January 2026, Vol 7, No. 4

January 2026 | CWA # 1951

Anu Maria Joseph

Conflict Weekly Note
Another major kidnapping in Nigeria and Election announcement in Guinea-Bissau

January 2026 | CWA # 1943

Anu Maria Joseph

CW Note
Instability in Nigeria: Intensifying domestic responses, and questions over Trumps intervention

January 2026 | CWA # 1937

Anu Maria Joseph

State of Peace and Conflict 2025
DR Congo: A three-decade conflict, M23 resurgence, and a peace deal without peace
Conflict Weekly #313, 31 December 2025, Vol. 6, No. 52

December 2025 | CWA # 1887

Anu Maria Joseph

State of Peace and Conflict 2025
Sudan: A prolonged war, a divided country and failed mediations
Conflict Weekly #313, 31 December 2025, Vol 6, No. 52

December 2025 | CWA # 1886

Anu Maria Joseph

CW Column: The Conflicts in Africa
RSF advances in Kordofan and Khartoum and a coup attempt in Benin

December 2025 | CWA # 1879

Anu Maria Joseph

GP Insights
Rwanda: Remembering the Genocide after 31 Years

April 2025 | GP Insights # 913
Anu Maria Joseph

DR Congo: A redundant joint statement vs M23’s absolute control

March 2025 | GP Insights # 906
Anu Maria Joseph

The Democratic Republic of Congo: M23’s offensive and the fall of Goma

January 2025 | GP Insights # 896
Anu Maria Joseph

Sudan: A prolonged war and failed mediations

November 2024 | GP Insights # 993
Anu Maria Joseph

Sudan: SAF’s bid to recapture Khartoum

October 2024 | GP Insights # 984
Anu Maria Joseph

Sudan: The war, famine and humanitarian crisis

September 2024 | GP Insights # 980
Anu Maria Joseph

Burkina Faso: JNIM expands toward Ouagadougou

August 2024 | GP Insights # 974
Anu Maria Joseph

Mpox Outbreak: Africa and Beyond

August 2024 | GP Insights # 972
Anu Maria Joseph

Protests in Kenya: Into the fifth week

July 2024 | GP Insights # 933
Anu Maria Joseph

Kenya: Protests force the government to withdraw the financial bill

June 2024 | GP Insights # 921
Anu Maria Joseph

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