Accord de la Paix Locale

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Country/entity: Central African Republic
Region: Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name: Accord de la Paix Locale
Date: 15 Oct 2018
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/local conflict
Central African Republic Conflicts (1996 - )
The Central African Republic conflict is one of a set of regionally connected conflicts addressed by the African Great Lakes process. After the country gained independence from France in 1960 it has been ruled by a sequence of autocratic leaders that principally gained power through coups. Since the mid-1990s several waves of internal conflict took place in the Central African Republic, primarily along tribal, and later-on increasingly sectarian, lines. In 1996 and 1997, French troops and soldiers from neighbouring countries intervened to end a mutiny in the capital, Bangui, by factions of the army. The fighting was predominantly along tribal lines, with southern tribes in revolt against the ‘northern’ government. A UN mission was installed in 1998 to secure the truce.
After General Bozizé took control of the country after several coup attempts in 2003, a ‘bush war’ began led by armed opposition forces. From late 2006 onward, government troops with French military support severely weakened the rebels. Following this, a number of agreements were signed during 2007-2008, but not all factions have accepted them. In 2011, Bozizé was re-elected in supposedly fraudulent elections, which resulted in a new wave of uprisings. Séléka, an alliance of northern rebel groups, took over parts of the country and forced Bozizé to agree to a power-sharing deal. However, after this agreement broke down, Séléka took control of Bangui and Bozizé had to flee the country in 2013. Leader of Séléka, Michel Djotodia, took office and officially disbanded Séléka. However, continual violence between ex-Séléka groups and opposing militias, collectively known as ‘anti-balaka’, persisted and Djotodia was forced to resign less than a year later. Catherine Samba-Panza was installed as interim president until Faustin Archange Touadéra was elected in January 2016. In February 2019 an agreement was signed between the government and fourteen armed groups, including ex-Seleka groups, committed to disarmament. However, violence between ex-Seleka groups and anti-balaka continues.
Stage: Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature: Inter-group
Peace process: CAR: Local Processes
Parties: UPC [signature not legibile]
Autodefense Groups [signature not legibile]
Third parties: Witnesses [signatures not legibile]
Description: A short local agreement between the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UCP) and autodefense groups in the Basse-Lotto area aimed at stopping the fighting between the groups. Agreement provides mostly rhetorical provisions on respecting the resolution of the state authorities, free movement of people and goods, easing congestions, and human rights, among others.

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Agreement document (original language): CF_181015_Accord_de_la_Paix_Locale.pdf (opens in new tab)| Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: Groups→Children/youth→Rhetorical
Page 1, ... Considering the meeting between all the local political and administrative leaders, the religious leaders, the NGOs, the two armed groups, the women and young people organizations, held 15 September 2018 at the ELIM church in the center of Mobaye, as part of the peace process.
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: Page 1, ... Considering the meeting between all the local political and administrative leaders, the religious leaders, the NGOs, the two armed groups, the women and young people organizations, held 15 September 2018 at the ELIM church in the center of Mobaye, as part of the peace process.
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: Page 1, ... Considering the meeting between all the local political and administrative leaders, the religious leaders, the NGOs, the two armed groups, the women and young people organizations, held 15 September 2018 at the ELIM church in the center of Mobaye, as part of the peace process.
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
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: Page 1, ... These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions
...
5- Ensure strict respect for human rights;
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: Page 1, ... These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions
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3- Ensure the free movement of people and goods within the Prefecture;
4- Help ease congestion of human travel routes, using roads, rivers and air transport.
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: No specific mention.
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, ... These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions
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6- Facilitate the following kinds of activities: humanitarian, health, educational, religious, commercial, agro-pastoral etc.
Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Humanitarian assistance
Page 1, ... These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions
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6- Facilitate the following kinds of activities: humanitarian, health, educational, religious, commercial, agro-pastoral etc.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: Page 1, ... These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions
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6- Facilitate the following kinds of activities: humanitarian, health, educational, religious, commercial, agro-pastoral etc.
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: No specific mention.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments
Page 1, ... These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions
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2-Stopping once and for all any fighting in Mobaye and subsequently in Basse-Kotto;
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: Security sector→DDR→DDR programmes
Page 1, ... These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions
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7- Adhere to the DDRR process and the CR
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: No specific mention.
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: No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: On file with author.

Committee of Actors for Peace in Basse-Kotto (CAPBK)

Central African Republic

Unité-Dignité-Travail

Local Peace Agreement

Enter the below parties:

UPC on one side and the autodefense groups on the other

- Unit for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC)

- Autodefense groups

Following the crisis in 2017 between the armed UPC and autodefense groups that weakened the whole of the Basse-Lotto area, and especially Mobaye.

- Considering the effort made by each other which led to the meeting between the two armed groups and the population, and put an end to the crisis on 1 and 05 December 2017 through a verbal peace agreement

- Following the awareness-raising meeting organized in the center of Mobaye on October 7, 2018 in the presence of local authorities and all parties

- Considering the meeting between all the local political and administrative leaders, the religious leaders, the NGOs, the two armed groups, the women and young people organizations, held 15 September 2018 at the ELIM church in the center of Mobaye, as part of the peace process.

These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions

1- Respect the resolution of the State authorities;

2- Stopping once and for all any fighting in Mobaye and subsequently in Basse-Kotto;

3- Ensure the free movement of people and goods within the Prefecture;

4- Help ease congestion of human travel routes, using roads, rivers and air transport.

5- Ensure strict respect for human rights;

6- Facilitate the following kinds of activities:

humanitarian, health, educational, religious, commercial, agro-pastoral etc.

7- Adhere to the DDRR process and the CR

Done at Mobaye on October 15th, 2018

Signatory parties