Ouagadougou Joint Declaration

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Country/entity: Guinea
Region: Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name: Ouagadougou Joint Declaration
Date: 15 Jan 2010
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Guinean coup d'etat and succession crisis (2008-2010, 2015-2016)
Shortly after the death of President Lansana Conté, Guinea underwent a coup d’etat by the Junta, the National Council for Democracy, led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. Pressure by ECOWAS led to the signing of the Ouagadougou Joint Declaration in January 2010 that provided for a power-sharing government and elections. Honouring the agreement, a peaceful transfer of power was achieved when President Alpha Conde won the elections that November.

Nonetheless, unresolved electoral issues resulted in tensions when the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in March 2015 announced dates for presidential elections to be held in October 2015 and then local elections in the first quarter of 2016. The announcement was met with violent opposition protests and killings demanding a reverse sequencing of elections.
Once again ECOWAS stepped in facilitating a 4-month dialogue before the 2015 elections, eventually leading to a peace agreement on August 20, 2015 that maintained the original date for presidential elections. However, following the elections, commitment to the agreement and dialogue waned, and protests over corruption erupted in the capital. A second agreement was signed on October 12, 2016 providing for amendments to the electoral laws and the composition of the electoral commission, prisoner release, reparations and the formation of a high court of justice.
Stage: Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature: Government
Peace process: Guinea peace process
Parties: Le President of CNDD , President of the Republic of Guinea, Signed: Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA

The Vice-President of CNDD, Interim President of the Republic of Guinea, Signed: General Sékouba KONATE
Third parties: The Mediator in the crisis in Guinea, Signed: Blaise COMPAORE
Description: This is a very short framework/sunstantive agreement, developed following consultations held on 13-14 January 2010. The agreement sets forth a roadmap for transition, creating a National Council for Transition, a Government of National Union and scheduling presidential elections within 6 months.

Agreement document: GN_100115_JointDeclarationOuagadougou.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF

Groups

Children/youth: No specific mention.
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): Governance→Political institutions (new or reformed)→Temporary new institutions
Page 1, 4: Creating a National Council of Transition (CNT), which is a deliberating political organ, led by a religious personality and made up of 101 members representing all the components of the Guinean society;

Page 1, 5: Appointing a Prime Minister, President of the Council of Ministers, from the Forum of Active Forces of Guinea;

Page 1, 6: Creating a Government of National Union;

Page 2, 12: His Excellency, President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and Mediator in the Guinean crisis, will designate a special representative to the transitional authorities of the Republic of Guinea.
Elections: Page 1, 7: Reviewing the electoral lists;

Page 1, 8: Organizing, within 6 months, the presidential election in which the members of the National Council of Transition, the Transitional Head of State, the members of CNDD, the Prime Minister, the members of the Government of National Union and the members of the acting Forces of Defence and Security shall not participate.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: Page 1, 4: Creating a National Council of Transition (CNT), which is a deliberating political organ, led by a religious personality and made up of 101 members representing all the components of the Guinean society;
Traditional/religious leaders: Page 1, 4: Creating a National Council of Transition (CNT), which is a deliberating political organ, led by a religious personality and made up of 101 members representing all the components of the Guinean society;
Public administration: No specific mention.
Constitution: Governance→Constitution→Constitution affirmation/renewal
Page 1, Untitled Preamble: ...- Committed to work together to create in the Republic of Guinea the conditions to come back to a normal constitutional order and a democratic, consensus and peaceful transition;

Power sharing

Political power sharing: Power sharing→Political power sharing→Executive coalition
State level
Page 1, 6: Creating a Government of National Union;
Power sharing→Political power sharing→International involvement
State level
Page 2, 12: His Excellency, President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and Mediator in the Guinean crisis, will designate a special representative to the transitional authorities of the Republic of Guinea.
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, Untitled Preamble: ...- Determined to create, in the Republic of Guinea, a democratic rule of law that respects individual and collective liberties and the principles of good governance;
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: Human rights and equality→Civil and political rights→Thought, opinion, conscience and religion
Page 1, 1: Respecting public liberties, including freedom of the press and opinion;
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: Page 1, Untitled Preamble: ...- Determined to create, in the Republic of Guinea, a democratic rule of law that respects individual and collective liberties and the principles of good governance;

Page 1, Untitled Preamble: ...- Committed to work together to create in the Republic of Guinea the conditions to come back to a normal constitutional order and a democratic, consensus and peaceful transition;
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: Rights related issues→Media and communication→Media roles
Page 1, 1: Respecting public liberties, including freedom of the press and opinion;
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: Page 1, 1: Respecting public liberties, including freedom of the press and opinion;

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: No specific mention.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: No specific mention.
International funds: Page 2, 11: The signatories of this declaration are insistently inviting the international community to provide political, financial and technical assistance for the enforcement of the above-decided measures;
Business: No specific mention.
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: Page 1, 2: Guaranteeing security of persons and goods;
Ceasefire: No specific mention.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: Page 1, 3: Reorganizing reforming the Forces of Defence and Security;

Page 1, 8: Organizing, within 6 months, the presidential election in which the members of the National Council of Transition, the Transitional Head of State, the members of CNDD, the Prime Minister, the members of the Government of National Union and the members of the acting Forces of Defence and Security shall not participate.
DDR: No specific mention.
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: The Mediator in the crisis in Guinea, Signed: Blaise COMPAORE (President of Burkina Faso)
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: Page 2, 9: Appealing to civilian and military observers from ECOWAS;

Page 2, 12: His Excellency, President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and Mediator in the Guinean crisis, will designate a special representative to the transitional authorities of the Republic of Guinea.
Enforcement mechanism: Page 2, 11: The signatories of this declaration are insistently inviting the international community to provide political, financial and technical assistance for the enforcement of the above-decided measures;
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: UN Peacemaker: http://peacemaker.un.org

OUAGADOUGOU JOINT DECLARATION

January 2010

Considering the appointment of His Excellency, President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso as Mediator in the crisis in the Republic of Guinea;

Determined to facilitate reconciliation of Guineans with themselves and re-gain confidence between the leaders and the citizens, through respect, trust and mutual recognition;

Determined to create, in the Republic of Guinea, a democratic rule of law that respects individual and collective liberties and the principles of good governance;

Having in mind the various meetings organized by the Mediator in view to re-establish political dialogue between the various components of the Guinean society;

Committed to work together to create in the Republic of Guinea the conditions to come back to a normal constitutional order and a democratic, consensus and peaceful transition;

Referring to the deliberations and resolutions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations Organisation (UNO) and the International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G);

After the consultations held in Ouagadougou on 13th and 14th January 2010;

Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and President of the Republic of Guinea, General Sekouba KONATE, VicePresident of CNDD, Minister of Defence, Interim President of the Republic, and His Excellency President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and Mediator in the crisis in the Republic of Guinea, agreed on the following measures in order to achieve a peaceful transition in Guinea:

Respecting public liberties, including freedom of the press and opinion;

Guaranteeing security of persons and goods;

Reorganizing reforming the Forces of Defence and Security;

Creating a National Council of Transition (CNT), which is a deliberating political organ, led by a religious personality and made up of 101 members representing all the components of the Guinean society;

Appointing a Prime Minister, President of the Council of Ministers, from the Forum of Active Forces of Guinea;

Creating a Government of National Union;

Reviewing the electoral lists;

Organizing, within 6 months, the presidential election in which the members of the National Council of Transition, the Transitional Head of State, the members of CNDD, the Prime Minister, the members of the Government of National Union and the members of the acting Forces of Defence and Security shall not participate.

Appealing to civilian and military observers from ECOWAS;

Implementing a monitoring, evaluation and support body;

The signatories of this declaration are insistently inviting the international community to provide political, financial and technical assistance for the enforcement of the above-decided measures;

His Excellency, President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and Mediator in the Guinean crisis, will designate a special representative to the transitional authorities of the Republic of Guinea.

Closing their fruitful consultations, His Excellency President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and the Interim President of the Republic of Guinea, General Sékouba KONATE, appreciated the satisfactory evolution of the health of the President of CNDD, Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA.

They expressed to him their full solidarity and their sympathy for this great hardship he underwent and wished him speedy recovery;

The President of CNDD, Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA, in response, expressed sincere gratitude for the precious and various supports he benefitted from them.

He additionally underscored with insistence that he is freely taking a time of convalescence, while remaining available to bring his contribution to the transitional actors.

Finally, His Excellency, the President of Burkina Faso, Mediator in the Guinean crisis, Mr President of CNDD, President of the Republic of Guinea and Mr Interim President of the Republic of Guinea, expressed their heartfelt gratitude to His Majesty, King Mohammed Vl as well as to all the Moroccan Authorities, including the medical body, for receiving, with much generosity, and treated, with much professionalism and love, Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA

Done in Ouagadougou, this 15th day of January 2010.

Le President of CNDD

President of the Republic of Guinea

Signed:

Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA

The Vice-President of CNDD

Interim President of the Republic of Guinea

Signed:

General Sékouba KONATE

The Mediator in the crisis in Guinea

Signed:

Blaise COMPAORE