On Friday, January 21, 2011, the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN), a specialized institution of the African Union, mandated to empower African languages so that they are used in all domains of the society in partnership with English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, celebrated the year of peace, in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Mali. The celebration consisted of a roundtable on peace, at the Aliou Blondin Beye School of Peace Keeping in Bamako, Mali, followed by a football match between the former football stars of Mali and members of the diplomatic corps accredited in the Republic of Mali, and finally a cultural evening performed by Tumani Diabaté, l’Ensemble Instrumental du Mali - the Instrumental Group of Mali and young remarkable rapper, SuperNova.