The contributions of women peacemakers in Africa, from Somalia to South Africa have been unnotices. Governments and rebel movements consider making war and peace to be men's work. Women have to fight their ow battles for a seat at the peace table. With the adoption of Resolution 1325 by the UN Security Council on 31 October 2000 women's special vulnerability during wartime, and calling for their 'equal participation and full involvement' in peacemaking got formally recognized.