On December 6th, 2006, a conference was held at the Felix Meritis Theatre in Amsterdam. The main aim of the conference was to present a number of peacemaking initiatives undertaken by African diaspora individuals, groups and organizations in their respective countries of origin to a wider audience such as policy makers, practitioners and others involved in peace building activities in Africa. A related aim was to stimulate a constructive policy dialogue (conversation) on the issue among the African diaspora individuals, groups and their respective organizations, policy-makers and practitioners both in the mainstream development agencies and in government institutions such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, peace oriented organizations, civil society associations, the academic world, media and the wider public in the Netherlands.