• Country/entity

  Burundi
  

• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  

• Agreement name

  Memorandum of Agreement for the Implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement Signed on 07/10/2002

• Date

  25 Jan 2003

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Burundian Civil War (1993-2005) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government

• Peace process

  Burundi: Arusha and related peace process

• Parties

  For the Transitional Government H.E. Pierre BUYOYA President of the Republic of Burundi For the CNDD-FDD Col Jean-Bosco NDAYIKENGURUKIYE Coordinator General and President of the Political Council For the PALIPEHUTU-FNL Mr Alain MUGABAROBONA President,

• Third parties

  Witnessed by: H.E. Jacob Zuma Deputy-President of the Republic of South Africa The African Union H.E. Ambassador M. Bah African Union Interim Commission Representation in Burundi The United Nations H.E. Ambassador B. Dinka Special Envoy of the United Nations General Secretary in Burundi

• Description

  Agreement providing implementation modalities for the ceasefire agreement agreed on 7 October 2002

• Agreement document

  BI_030125_ Memorandum of Agreement (1) (1).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

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT SIGNED ON 07/10/2002, BETWEEN THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI, THE CNDD-FDD OF COL JEAN-BOSCO NDAYIKENGURUKIYE AND THE PALIPEHUTU-FNL OR MR ALAIN MUGABORABONA

We, signatories, represented respectively by H.E. Pierre BUYOYA, President of the Republic of Burundi, Col Jean-Bosco NDAYIKENGURUKIYE, Coordinator General of the CNDD-FDD, Mr Alain MUGABORABONA, Chairperson of the PALIPEHUTU-FNL;

Willing to put into application the Ceasefire Agreement signed on 07/10/2002;

Agree as follows:

Of the Mix Ceasefire Commission.

1.1 Establishment of a joint Ceasefire Commission composed of:

Six members appointed by the Transitional Government.

Six members appointed by the two armed movements signatories of the Ceasefire Agreement.

Other members appointed according to the Ceasefire Agreement signed on 07/10/2002.

1.2 The Commission will be directed by a member appointed by the United Nations.

1.3 The Mediator, the CSA and the African Union will be informed within 24 hours from the date of the signature of the present Memorandum of the appointment of the members of the signatories’s parties.

1.4 To hold its first meeting as soon as the President of the Commission is appointed.

Of the re-groupment.

2.1 The signatories parties agree to propose to the Join Commission of the Ceasefire the possible zone of re-groupment of the forces of the two armed movements signatories of the Ceasefire Agreement.

2.2 The regrouping of the two armed forces movements will begin in the second half of February 2003 at the latest.

2.3 The place of regrouping of the armed forces of the two movement signatories of the Ceasefire Agreement will be done under the protection of the African Union’s Forces deployed in the second half of February 2003 at the latest.

2.4 No regrouping zone should contain more than three thousand (3000) fighters.

More regroup zone can be identified in common accord if the existing one were full.

2.5 The armed movements can if they wish, regroup their forces in the same zone.

Of the return Leaders and Senior Officials of the two Armed Movements signatories of the Ceasefire Agreement.

1 The leaders of the two signatories Armed Movements return to Bujumbura on 10/02/2003.

2 Logistic arrangements regarding the return and settlement of the leaders and officials of the two Armed Movements will be in charge of the African Union, and the International Community through the Mediation.

3 The leaders and officials returning from exile will be under the protection of the African Forces.

Of the integration of the two Armed Forces signatories of the Ceasefire Agreement.

4.1 Negotiations regarding the integration of the two Armed Movements signatories of the Ceasefire Agreement in the transitional institutions will continue according to the following calendar:

Negotiations on their integration of the exiled leaders of the two Armed Movements within the Government will start a week after their arrival and will last a month at the latest.

Negotiations on their integration within the Transitional Parliament (National Assembly and the Senate of Transition) will begin two weeks after the arrival of the two leaders of the two Armed Movements signatories and will continue according to the rhythm changes undertaken in these sectors.

The three signatories parties of the Ceasefire Agreement of 07/10/2002, urgently call on the Mediator to request from the African Union and the United Nations the rapid appointment:

-the Political authority of the African Mission.

-the President of the Join Ceasefire Commission.

-the Commanding Officer of the African Force.

- the deployment of the first elements of the African Force at least in the second half of February 2003.

The signatories parties engage in keeping contact to ensure dialogue to address any problem before, during and after the application of the present memorandum and to call on the CSA, in case of need.

Done in Pretoria on 25/01/2003

For the Transitional Government H.E. Pierre BUYOYA President of the Republic of Burundi

For the CNDD-FDD Col Jean-Bosco NDAYIKENGURUKIYE Coordinator General and President of the Political Council

For the PALIPEHUTU-FNL Mr Alain MUGABAROBONA President Witnessed by:

H.E. Jacob Zuma Deputy-President of the Republic of South Africa

The African Union

H.E. Ambassador M. Bah African Union Interim Commission Representation in Burundi The United Nations H.E. Ambassador B. Dinka Special Envoy of the United Nations General Secretary in Burundi