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This Conference and the Final book that will be published in its aftermath bring into fruition the research developed in the context of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) funded Project on &#8216;&#8217;Monitorization of Conflicts in the Horn of Africa&#8217;&#8217;.&#160; The papers are based on first-hand data collected through fieldwork in the region&#8217;s countries. The Project Team members and consultants will be debating their research findings and Conference&#8217;s overall theme. The research team is comprised of 8 members: Alexandra M. Dias (Principal Investigator), Alexandre de Sousa Carvalho, Ana Casc&#227;o, Elsa Gonzalez Aime,&#160; Isabel Boavida, Manuel Jo&#227;o Ramos, Pedro Barge Cunha, Ricardo Sousa and three consultants Patrick Ferras, Aleksi Yl&#246;nen and Gon&#231;alo Mota.Programme&#160;ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon University Institute, Audit&#243;rio Afonso de Barros, Ala Aut&#243;nomaApril 29th 10:00-10:45 Welcome and Introduction by Clara Carvalho, Director of CEA-IUL and Alexandra M Dias, Principal Investigator of the FCT sponsored Project &#8216;&#8217; Monitorization of Conflicts in the Horn of Africa&#8217;&#8217;10:45-11:00 Coffee Break11:00-13:00 Panel One:&#160; Ethiopia at the Crossroads: Past and present trends Genealogy of religious violence&#8217;s narratives in EthiopiaManuel Jo&#227;o Ramos, CEA-IUL.Conflicts in Ethiopia, 17th century: Scales and discourses.Isabel Boavida, CEA-IUL and Cam&#245;es InstituteThe Ethiopian &#8220;operation&#8221; in Somalia. Elsa Gonz&#225;lez Aime, Autonomous University of Madrid.Stories from the Baro River" (15-minute Teaser)Directors&#160; Gon&#231;alo Mota &#38; Ana Casc&#227;o13:00-14:30 Lunch14:30-16:00 Panel Two:&#160; Horn of Africa&#8217;s security dynamics Security Stakes and Challenges in the Horn of AfricaPatrick Ferras, Observatory of the Horn of AfricaSubsidiarity and APSA in the Horn of Africa - the case of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)Ricardo Sousa, CEA-IUL and International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of the Erasmus University of Rotterdam (EUR)The Horn of Africa as a market for Private Military and Security Companies: definitions, agents and servicesPedro Barge Cunha, CEA-IUL.16:00-16:15 Coffee break16:15-18:00 Panel Three: The Future of the Horn of Africa&#8217;s Stability: Somalia, Kenya, Sudan &#38; South SudanInternational intervention in Somalia (2006-2012)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Alexandra Dias, CEA-IUL.The Legacy of Power Sharing in KenyaAlexandre de Sousa Carvalho,CEA-IUL.In War Again: The Nuba and Conflict Dynamics between the Two SudansAleksi Yl&#246;nen, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt &#38; African Studies Group, Autonomous University of Madrid