n Conflict Trends - Make peace happen

Abstract

South Africa hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup epitomises Africa's dream of transcending strife and struggle. On another field of play, the leaders of the African Union (AU) have declared 2010 the 'Year of Peace and Security' through a 'Declaration on the Elimination of Conflicts in Africa and the Promotion of Sustainable Peace'. Adopted in Tripoli, Libya in August 2009, the call is to 'Make Peace Happen!'.