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The Institute for African Studies (IAS)


IAS is a research body incorporated in and
funded by the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
The Institute has been conducting
research on historical, socio-economic,
ethno-cultural and political problems
of all independent African nations.

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Field work


Field work has always been one
of the brightest components of the
activities of the Institute for African Studies.
In the 1960s these expeditions became
a regular activity of the Institute.
The key feature of all field research
in African countries has been their integrated nature.

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Conference


Conferences are a major part of
activities of the Institute. They brighten
up the routine, provide new impetus
to the research, open up new fields
of study and expand the boundaries
of research activities.

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Publishing activities


The Institute for African Studies carries
out its publishing activities by publishing books,
pamphlets and articles relevant to the problems
of Africa, the Arab East, Russia and the CIS.
There is the Editing and Publishing Department
and a Printing shop at the Institute.

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Doctoral Studies Department


The Institute’s Doctoral Studies Department
is an independent structural unit, which deals
with the training of scholarly experts in the problems
of Africa. For the last half century the Institute had
more than 462 Ph.D. students and 32 Doctor of Science
fellows who successfully defended their thesis.
Among them 139 persons were foreign citizens.

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The Council of Young Researchers


The Council of Young Researchers
was recreated in 2009 with the object
of uniting the young researchers,
expressing their interests, saving
scientific potential and overcoming
negative tendency of the generation gap.

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Library


The library of the Institute for African Studies is the only
comprehensive collection of scientific and reference literature
on Africa in the Russian Federation and CIS countries.
The library makes a branch of the RAS Institute of Scientific Information
on Social Sciences (ISISS). Its stock numbers about 120 thousand
of library items: books, pamphlets, dissertations and periodicals in Russian
and foreign languages covering the problems of Africa and the Arab East.

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News

19.5.2025

Obituary of Natalia N. RODIONOVA (10.10.1954 - 18.05.2025)

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19.5.2025

May 27, 2025. Report by E.V. Morozov within the framework of the scientific seminar “Culture and Society”.

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19.5.2025

Test Access to Brill Complete Journals Collection 2025

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19.5.2025

May 27, 2025 Scientific Seminar “Economic Aspects of South Africa's Participation in BRICS”

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6.5.2025

23 April 2025 All-Russian Scientific Conference “Problems of Radicalization and Deradicalization of Religiously Motivated Persons: Opportunities and Prospects in the Modern World”

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5.5.2025

Elena Kharitonova “Problems of Civilizational Identity in Modern Sub-Saharan Africa”

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5.5.2025

Irina Abramova “Russia's Return to Africa: Prospects and Problems”

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30.4.2025

April 19-26, 2025 IAS RAS staff secondment to Ethiopia

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29.4.2025

April 23-25, 2025, participation of the staff of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Forum “Russia-Africa: What's Next?”

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29.4.2025

Meeting of Irina Abramova, Director of IAS RAS, with Ahua Don-Mello, Vice-President of BRICS Alliance

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9.06.2025

June 5-6 2025, All-Russian Scientific Conference with International Participation “Africa: from Colonialism to Postcolonialism (The Chronotope of the Crossroads)”

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5.06.2025

13th of November 2025 „Geopolitical trends and their impact on national and international socio-economic development”.

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3.06.2025

May 27, 2025. Report by E.V. Morozov within the framework of the scientific seminar “Culture and Society”.

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26.05.2025

Participation of IAS RAS staff in the conference “Co-evolution of economic, social, cultural and political systems in countries and regions of the world”

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25.05.2025

May 25, 2025 Happy Africa Day!

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24.05.2025

The IAS RAS staff was awarded the Acknowledgement of the President of the Russian Federation

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23.05.2025

IAS RAS Director Irina Abramova is awarded the Order of Friendship

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21.05.2025

«Asia and Africa today»

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21.05.2025

19 November 2025 Scientific Conference on “Non-governmental organizations in Africa and their role in the development of civil society. The gender dimension”

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20.05.2025

Solemn meeting of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences dedicated to Victory Day

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