Additional Protocol to the Abuja Accord of 1 November 1998 Concerning the Formation of the Government of National Unity of Guinea-Bissau
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Additional Protocol to the Abuja Accord of 1 November 1998 Concerning the Formation of the Government of National Unity of Guinea-BissauDate
15 Dec 1998Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Framework/substantive - partialConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Guinea Bissau peace processParties
(Signed) H.E. Joao Bernardo VIEIRA
President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
(Signed) General Ansumane MANE
Commander of the Self-Proclaimed Military JuntaThird parties
In the presence of: (Signed) H.E. Gnassingbe EYADEMA President of the Togolese Republic (Signed) General Lamine CISSE Minister of Interior of the Republic of Senegal (Signed) H.E. Tounkara YAHAYA Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Niger (Signed) H.E. Vincent OKOBI Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Togo, Representing the Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Signed) H.E. Lansana KOUYATE Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African StatesDescription
This agreement is a supplement to the Abuja Accord which divides the government ministries between the parties and reaffirms the necessity of a speedy deployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group.
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youthGroups→Children/youth→SubstantivePage 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports - 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)
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, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Secretariat of State for Administrative Reform and Public Service
Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Ministry of Internal Administration
...Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs - Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharingPower sharing→Political power sharing→Executive coalitionState levelPage 1, Untitled Preamble: The two parties to the conflict in Guinea-Bissau, meeting at Lomé on 14 and 15 December 1998 in the framework of the implementation of the Abuja Accord between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta, agree by the present additional protocol to form a Government of National Unity according to the following structure and distribution:
Page 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Justice and Labour
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources
Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Secretariat of State for Energy, National Resources and Environment
Secretariat of State for Transport and Communications
Secretariat of State for Administrative Reform and Public Service
Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country
Ministry of Internal Administration
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Social Welfare
Secretariat of State for the Treasury
Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts
Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs
Secretariat of State for Freedom Fighters of the Country
Page 1, 3: The two sides are committed to forming this Government in the soonest possible time-frame. - 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 courtsPage 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Justice and Labour - Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Justice and Labour
...Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
...Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
...Secretariat of State for Transport and Communications
Page 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Social Welfare - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- BusinessPage 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts - 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 heritageLand, property and environment→Cultural heritage→PromotionPage 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts - EnvironmentPage 1, 1: Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
...Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources
...Secretariat of State for Energy, National Resources and Environment - Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forcesPage 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
...Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country - DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, 2: Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country
Ministry of Internal Administration
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Social Welfare
Secretariat of State for the Treasury
Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts
Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs
Secretariat of State for Freedom Fighters of the Country - 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 signatoryIn the presence of:
(Signed) H.E. Gnassingbe EYADEMA
President of the Togolese Republic
(Signed) General Lamine CISSE
Minister of Interior of the Republic of Senegal
(Signed) H.E. Tounkara YAHAYA
Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Niger
(Signed) H.E. Vincent OKOBI
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Togo, Representing the Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
(Signed) H.E. Lansana KOUYATE
Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States - Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similarPage 2, 4: They reaffirm the necessity for the speedy deployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group in Guinea-Bissau, and agree to cooperate to this effect.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceUN Peacemaker: http://peacemaker.un.org/
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE ABUJA ACCORD OF 1 NOVEMBER 1998 CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY OF GUINEA-BISSAU
The two parties to the conflict in Guinea-Bissau, meeting at Lomé on 14 and 15 December 1998 in the framework of the implementation of the Abuja Accord between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta, agree by the present additional protocol to form a Government of National Unity according to the following structure and distribution:
Ministries to be provided for by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Justice and Labour
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources
Ministry of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Secretariat of State for Energy, National Resources and Environment
Secretariat of State for Transport and Communications
Secretariat of State for Administrative Reform and Public Service
Ministries to be provided for by the Chief of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta:
Ministry of Defence and for Freedom Fighters of the Country
Ministry of Internal Administration
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Social Welfare
Secretariat of State for the Treasury
Secretariat of State for Commerce, Industry, Tourism, Arts and Crafts
Secretariat of State for Social Communication and Parliamentary Affairs
Secretariat of State for Freedom Fighters of the Country
The two sides are committed to forming this Government in the soonest possible time-frame.
They reaffirm the necessity for the speedy deployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group in Guinea-Bissau, and agree to cooperate to this effect.
DONE at Lomé on 15 December 1998 in four original copies.
(Signed) H.E. Joao Bernardo VIEIRA
President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
(Signed) General Ansumane MANE
Commander of the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta
In the presence of:
(Signed) H.E. Gnassingbe EYADEMA
President of the Togolese Republic
(Signed) General Lamine CISSE
Minister of Interior of the Republic of Senegal
(Signed) H.E. Tounkara YAHAYA
Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Niger
(Signed) H.E. Vincent OKOBI
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Togo, Representing the Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
(Signed) H.E. Lansana KOUYATE
Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States