Professor Hideaki Shinoda of the ROLES "Theory and Practice of Conflict Resolution (TPCR)" Study Group held a meeting on January 22 in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at publishing the results of next year's joint research. Additional meetings focusing on the activities of (sub-)regional organizations and the political situations in various countries were held on January 23 and 24. The following individuals gave presentations, followed by lively discussions. Observers from IGAD, UN agencies, and staff from the Embassy of Japan in Kenya also participated.

-            Hideaki Shinoda (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ROLES, Tokyo University / Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies / Director, Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center, Japan)

-             Mika Inoue (Professor, Toyo Gakuen University)

-             Simon Nyambura (IGAD Leadership Academy)

-             Markos Rike (former State Minister of MFA Ethiopia, former Ambassador of Ethiopia to Japan and Egypt)

-             Yonas Ashine (Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University)

-             Abdifatah Aden Abdi (Peacebuilding and Conflict Advisor, Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation [MOIFAR], Somalia)

-             Abdooulkader Houssein Mohamed (Research economist at the Institute of Political and Strategic Studies [IEPS] at the Center for Studies and Research of Djibouti [CERD])

-             Stephen Mogaka (Independent Consultant based in Nairobi, Kenya who specializes in the international relations and the political economy of East Africa)

-             Rosalind Nyawira (Former Director of the National Counter Terrorism Center, Kenya) 

-             Sam Kamau, University of Nairobi