The conference’s objectives focused on: launching officially the African Diaspora Policy Centre to a wider public; presenting 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; discussing and exchanging information, insights, experiences, best ideas and practices on how the African diaspora can be stimulated and supported to become more of a force for constructive conflict transformation in their respective countries of origin; and finally stimulating 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.

For a full report on the conference, please refer to the document below.



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