This study was commissioned to SAHAN Consultancy by the Netherlands Ministry of ForeignAffairs, and the views expressed are entirely those of SAHAN. The main purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of the role that the African diaspora in the Netherlands play with regard to homeland conflicts. A related purpose was to assess ways in which the potential and peacemaking capacity of African diaspora in the Netherlands can be effectively harnessed in fostering the resolution and transformation of conflicts in their respective countries of origin. The focus of the study is specific. It is a case study of the conflict-generated diaspora from Africa in the Netherlands who come from the conflict-plagued countries located in the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa regions. This study is timely because it addresses the connections between the African diaspora’s activities and the dynamics of conflict in their homelands, a dimension that has been largely overlooked in policy analysis despite its critical significance. In fact, the role of the African diaspora in conflict and peacebuilding is an aspect that has so far
received scant attention within policy-making circles.

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