Additional Protocol to the Abuja Accord of 1 November 1998 Concerning the Formation of the Government of National Unity of Guinea-Bissau

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Country/entity: Guinea-Bissau
Region: Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name: Additional Protocol to the Abuja Accord of 1 November 1998 Concerning the Formation of the Government of National Unity of Guinea-Bissau
Date: 15 Dec 1998
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Guinea-Bissau Civil War (1998 - 1999)
An attempted coup d'etat by Brigadier General Mane against the government of President Vieira in June 1998 led to a conflict that killed thousands as Vieira - backed by neighbouring states - attempted to re-take the country. A national unity government was established in an agreement signed in November 1998, but fighting continued until Vieira was deposed in May 1999. Only months before the coup attempt, Brig. Gen. Mane was suspended on grounds of a dereliction of duty following the discovery of a weapons cache and the arrest of several army officers on charges of arming Casamance insurgents in neighbouring Senegal. Following the deposal of Vieira, it was agreed that he would stand trial on the same charges. His deposal was condemned by ECOMOG, but ECOMOG troops were nonetheless withdrawn from Guinea-Bissau. The constitution was amended to limit presidential terms to a maximum of two and the death penalty was abolished. The opposition party won the parliamentary elections held in November 1999 by a large majority.
Stage: Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature: Government
Peace process: Guinea Bissau peace process
Parties: (Signed) H.E. Joao Bernardo VIEIRA
President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

(Signed) General Ansumane MANE
Commander of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta
Third parties: In the presence of:
(Signed) H.E. Gnassingbe EYADEMA
President of the Togolese Republic

(Signed) General Lamine CISSE
Minister of Interior of the Republic of Senegal

(Signed) H.E. Tounkara YAHAYA
Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Niger

(Signed) H.E. Vincent OKOBI
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Togo, Representing the Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

(Signed) H.E. Lansana KOUYATE
Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States
Description: This agreement is a supplement to the Abuja Accord which divides the government ministries between the parties and reaffirms the necessity of a speedy deployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group.

Agreement document: GW_981215_AdditionalProtocolToAbujaAccord.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: Groups→Children/youth→Substantive
Page 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: No specific mention.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: No specific mention.
Other groups: No specific mention.
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: No specific mention.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): No specific mention.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: No specific mention.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: Page 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Secretariat of State for Administrative Reform and Public Service

Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Ministry of Internal Administration
...Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs
Constitution: No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: Power sharing→Political power sharing→Executive coalition
State level
Page 1, Untitled Preamble: The two parties to the conflict in Guinea-Bissau, meeting at Lomé on 14 and 15 December 1998 in the framework of the implementation of the Abuja Accord between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta, agree by the present additional protocol to form a Government of National Unity according to the following structure and distribution:

Page 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Justice and Labour
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources
Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Secretariat of State for Energy, National Resources and Environment
Secretariat of State for Transport and Communications
Secretariat of State for Administrative Reform and Public Service

Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country
Ministry of Internal Administration
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Social Welfare
Secretariat of State for the Treasury
Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts
Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs
Secretariat of State for Freedom Fighters of the Country

Page 1, 3: The two sides are committed to forming this Government in the soonest possible time-frame.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: Page 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Justice and Labour
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic development
Page 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Justice and Labour
...Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
...Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
...Secretariat of State for Transport and Communications

Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Social Welfare
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: No specific mention.
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: No specific mention.
Cultural heritage: Land, property and environment→Cultural heritage→Promotion
Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts
Environment: Page 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources
...Secretariat of State for Energy, National Resources and Environment
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: No specific mention.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country
Ministry of Internal Administration
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Social Welfare
Secretariat of State for the Treasury
Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts
Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs
Secretariat of State for Freedom Fighters of the Country
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: No specific mention.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: In the presence of:
(Signed) H.E. Gnassingbe EYADEMA
President of the Togolese Republic

(Signed) General Lamine CISSE
Minister of Interior of the Republic of Senegal

(Signed) H.E. Tounkara YAHAYA
Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Niger

(Signed) H.E. Vincent OKOBI
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Togo, Representing the Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

(Signed) H.E. Lansana KOUYATE
Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: Page 2, 4: They reaffirm the necessity for the speedy deployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group in Guinea-Bissau, and agree to cooperate to this effect.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: UN Peacemaker: http://peacemaker.un.org/

ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE ABUJA ACCORD OF 1 NOVEMBER 1998 CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY OF GUINEA-BISSAU

The two parties to the conflict in Guinea-Bissau, meeting at Lomé on 14 and 15 December 1998 in the framework of the implementation of the Abuja Accord between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta, agree by the present additional protocol to form a Government of National Unity according to the following structure and distribution:

Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Ministry of Justice and Labour

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources

Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Secretariat of State for Energy, National Resources and Environment

Secretariat of State for Transport and Communications

Secretariat of State for Administrative Reform and Public Service

Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:

Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country

Ministry of Internal Administration

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Ministry of Social Welfare

Secretariat of State for the Treasury

Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts

Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs

Secretariat of State for Freedom Fighters of the Country

The two sides are committed to forming this Government in the soonest possible time-frame.

They reaffirm the necessity for the speedy deployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group in Guinea-Bissau, and agree to cooperate to this effect.

DONE at Lomé on 15 December 1998 in four original copies.

(Signed) H.E. Joao Bernardo VIEIRA

President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

(Signed) General Ansumane MANE

Commander of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta

In the presence of:

(Signed) H.E. Gnassingbe EYADEMA

President of the Togolese Republic

(Signed) General Lamine CISSE

Minister of Interior of the Republic of Senegal

(Signed) H.E. Tounkara YAHAYA

Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Niger

(Signed) H.E. Vincent OKOBI

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Togo, Representing the Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

(Signed) H.E. Lansana KOUYATE

Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States