Maar ofskoon ons ten volle daarop geregtig is om Afrika se prestasies in die bewerkstelliging van vrede en stabiliteit te vier, mag ons die uitdagings wat ons die hoof moet bied in ons pogings tot die bylê van konflik in die oorblywende gebiede, veral die algemene vredesproses in die Soedan, en die situasie in Darfoer, die Ivoorkus en Somalië, nie geringskat nie.
However, while we are fully justified in celebrating the achievements that Africa has made in her endeavour to achieve peace and development, we cannot underplay the challenges that we face in dealing with the remaining areas of conflict, particularly the general peace process in Sudan, including the situation in Darfur, Côte d’Ivoire and Somalia.