Modalities for the Implementation of the OAU Framework Agreement on the Settlement of the Dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea
- Country/entityEritrea
Ethiopia - RegionAfrica (excl MENA)
Africa (excl MENA) - Agreement nameModalities for the Implementation of the OAU Framework Agreement on the Settlement of the Dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea
- Date12 Jul 1999
- Agreement statusMultiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangementYes
- Agreement/conflict levelInterstate/interstate conflict ()
- StageImplementation/renegotiation
- Conflict natureTerritory
- Peace processEritrea-Ethiopia border dispute peace process
- PartiesThe Eritrean Government and the Ethiopian Government
- Third parties-
- DescriptionThe agreements defines the modalities for the implementation of the OAU framework, mainly related to ceasefire modalities.
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
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- 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 administrationPage 1, Article 5:
5. The modalities for the re-establishment of the civilian Administration and population in the concerned territories shall be worked out after the cessation of hostilities. - 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
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
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
No specific mention.
- 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
No specific mention.
- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1, Untitled Preamble:
The two Parties reaffirm their commitment to the principle of the non-use of force to settle disputes.
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There shall be a return to positions held prior to 6 May 1998.
Page 1, Article 1:
The Eritrean Government commits itself to redeploy its forces outside the territories they occupied after 6 May 1998.
Page 1, Article 2:
The Ethiopian Government commits itself to redeploy, thereafter, its forces from positions take after 6 February 1999 and which were not under Ethiopian administration before May 6, 1998.
Page 1, Article 3:
The two Parties agree to put an end to all military activities and all forms of expression likely to sustain and exacerbate the climate of hostility and thus compromise the implementation of the Framework Agreement.
Page 1, Article 4:
The redeployment of troops shall commence immediately after the cessation of hostilities. This redeployment shall not, in any way, prejudice the final status of the territories concerned, it being understood that this status will be determined at the end of the border delimitation and demarcation.
Page 1, Article 5:
5. The modalities for the re-establishment of the civilian Administration and population in the concerned territories shall be worked out after the cessation of hostilities.
Page 1, Article 7:
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7. The two Parties commit themselves to sign a formal Ceasefire Agreement which provides for the detailed modalities for the implementation of the Framework Agreement. - Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forcesPage 1, Article 1:
The Eritrean Government commits itself to redeploy its forces outside the territories they occupied after 6 May 1998.
Page 1, Article 2:
The Ethiopian Government commits itself to redeploy, thereafter, its forces from positions take after 6 February 1999 and which were not under Ethiopian administration before May 6, 1998.
Page 1, Article 3:
The two Parties agree to put an end to all military activities and all forms of expression likely to sustain and exacerbate the climate of hostility and thus compromise the implementation of the Framework Agreement.
Page 1, Article 4:
The redeployment of troops shall commence immediately after the cessation of hostilities. This redeployment shall not, in any way, prejudice the final status of the territories concerned, it being understood that this status will be determined at the end of the border delimitation and demarcation. - 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
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similarPage 1, Article 6:
6. The two Parties accept the deployment of Military Observers by the OAU in cooperation with the United Nations. The Group of Military Observers will supervise the redeployment of troops as stipulated in the present modalities and carry out all other duties that are entrusted to it, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Framework Agreement. - Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceArchive website: http://www.oocities.org/
Modalities for the Implementation of the OAU Framework Agreement on the Settlement of the Dispute Between Ethiopia and Eritrea
(Submitted to both parties on Monday 12, 1999 and reported to the 35th OAU Heads of State and Government summit in Algiers on Wednesday, July 14, 1999)
The two Parties reaffirm their commitment to the principle of the non-use of force to settle disputes.
The two Parties reaffirm their acceptance of the Framework Agreement and commit themselves to implement it in good faith.
There shall be a return to positions held prior to 6 May 1998.
On the basis of these principles, the two parties agree on the following modalities for the implementation of the Framework Agreement:
1. The Eritrean Government commits itself to redeploy its forces outside the territories they occupied after 6 May 1998.
2. The Ethiopian Goverment commits itself to redeploy, thereafter, its forces from positions take after 6 February 1999 and which were not under Ethiopian adminsitration before May 6, 1998.
3. The two parties agree to put an end to all military actitivies and all forms of expresssion likely to sustain and exacerbate the climate of hostility and thus compromise the implementation of the Framework Agreement.
4. The redeployment of troops shall commence immediately after the cessation of hostiltiies.
This redeployment shall not, in any way, prejudice the final status of the territories concerned, it being understood that this status will be determined at the end of the border delimitation and demarcation.
5. The modalities for the re-establishment of the civilian Administration and population in the concerned territories shall be worked out after the cessation of hostilities.
6. The two parties accept the deployment of militation observers by the OAU in cooperation with the United Nations.
The Group of Military Observers will supervise the redeployment of troops as stipulated in the present modalities and carry out all otherduties that are entrusted to it, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Framework Agreement.
7, The two Parties commit themselves to sign a formal Ceasefire Agreement which privides for the detailed modalities for the implementation of the Framework Agreement.