• Country/entity

  South Sudan
  Sudan
  Darfur
  

• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  

• Agreement name

  Darfur Ceasefire (GoS/SLM/A), Abeche

• Date

  3 Sep 2003

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Sudan Conflicts (1955 - ) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Darfur-Sudan peace process

• Parties

  Signatures:
  
  Major General ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Rahman,
  Commander of the Western Region, Sudanese Government
  
  Mr. ‘Abd al-Rahman Musa,
  Minister of Public Security and Migration, Chadian Government
  
  Adjutant General ‘Abd Allah Abkar Bashir,
  Sudanese Liberation Army
  
  Government Delegation:
  Major General al-Rakan ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Rahman Zayn al-Abidin, Head
  Brigadier General Ibrahim Muhammad al-Hassan Ahmed Sa’id, Member
  Colonel ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Mahlib, Member
  Consul General Khalid ‘Abas Ahmed al-Na’im, Member
  Babakar ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Qadir, Member
  
  Sudanese Liberation Army Delegation:
  ‘Abd Allah Abkar Bashir, Head
  Yahya Sin al-Nil, Member
  Amr Sulayman Dahiya, Member
  Adam Sulayman Bashir, Member
  ‘Abd Allah Hassan Allah al-Duhi, Member
  Mustafa Mahmud al-Tayeb, Member
  Professor ‘Uthman Muhammad al-Bashir, Member

• Third parties

  President Idriss Deby, Chad

• Description

  Short Agreement outlining eight points of a ceasefire between the Sudanese Liberation Army and Government of Sudan. Points include assembly of troops at pre-designated locations, hand over of weapons, agreement for more talks, release of prisoners, formation of tri-partite implementation monitoring commission and a short schedule.

• Agreement document

  SD_030903_Ceasefire Agreement between the Government and the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) in Darfur.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  SD_030903_Ceasefire Agreement between the Government and the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) in Darfur_AR.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Ceasefire Agreement between the Government and the Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) in Darfur

3 September 2003

In the interest of calm conditions and the restoration of security in the state of Darfur and in order to avoid negative and destructive complications as a result of the war and the desire of the two parties for a convergence of views and reconciliation, the Sudanese Government (hereby referred to as the ‘First party’) and the Sudanese Liberation Army (hereby referred to as the ‘Second Party’) assembled their forces in the following areas:

The area of Dar Zaghawa

The area of Jabal Si

The area of Jabal Maydub

The area of Jabal Marra

The area Murni

The two tides assembled under the supervision of the Chadian government (hereby referred to as the ‘Third Party’).

Sponsored by the kind invitation of President Idriss Deby, the following has been agreed:

Item one:

Ceasefire between the two sides and a cessation of all aggressive operations that will lead to aggravations.

Item two:

[Take] command and control over irregular armed groups in the theatre of operations.

Item three:

Release all prisoners of war, those arrested, and those linked to this issues from both sides.

Item four:

Assemble Sudanese Liberation Army forces in the locations delimited by both sides.

Item five:

The two sides commit to laying the foundations for lasting and comprehensive peace in the region in order to achieve economic and social development.

Item six:

Form a tripartite commission from the Sudanese government, the Chadian government, and the Sudanese Liberation Army to monitor the implementation of the terms of this agreement.

Item seven:

Begin private negotiations on addendums after (45 days) from the date of signing this agreement to arrive at a comprehensive peace and the hand over of weapons after the final agreement on addendums.

The implementation of these agreement addendums and joint memoranda are implemented as follows:

The ceasefire will enter into force on 6 September at 1800 Sudanese time (1400 GMT).

Determine the locations for assembling forces.

Release prisoners and detainees.

Withdraw groups of irregular fighters at the same time as troop assembly.

Form the tripartite committee 15 days after the start of the ceasefire, authorising the timetable completing the work of the remaining period, until the end of 40 days.

Item eight:

In the event of a dispute over the items in this agreements or the emergence of a problem hitherto unknown, the third party has the task of reconciling the two parties.

Item nine:

This agreement enters into force as soon as it is signed.

This agreement was completed in the city of Aichi, Chad, on the 3 September.

Signatures:

Major General ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Rahman,

Commander of the Western Region, Sudanese Government

Mr. ‘Abd al-Rahman Musa,

Minister of Public Security and Migration, Chadian Government

Adjutant General ‘Abd Allah Abkar Bashir,

Sudanese Liberation Army

Government Delegation:

Major General al-Rakan ‘Ismat ‘Abd al-Rahman Zayn al-Abidin, Head

Brigadier General Ibrahim Muhammad al-Hassan Ahmed Sa’id, Member

Colonel ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Mahlib, Member

Consul General Khalid ‘Abas Ahmed al-Na’im, Member

Babakar ‘Amr ‘Abd al-Qadir, Member

Sudanese Liberation Army Delegation:

‘Abd Allah Abkar Bashir, Head

Yahya Sin al-Nil, Member

Amr Sulayman Dahiya, Member

Adam Sulayman Bashir, Member

‘Abd Allah Hassan Allah al-Duhi, Member

Mustafa Mahmud al-Tayeb, Member

Professor ‘Uthman Muhammad al-Bashir, Member