He is a specialist of the history and sociology of Ethiopian migrations, he is presently an associate researcher within the CFEE research program on « Migrations in/from the Horn of Africa ». In October 2014, he attended the conference Slafco2014: Slavery in Africa: past, legacies and present, an event and a participation supported by CFEE. His presentation dealt with the contemporary history of slavery in Northern Ethiopia and the « resettlement » of freed slaves during the Italian occupation. This text introduces the main issues raised by this research.