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Peace Charter of the communes of Alafia Doukeire and Salam

  • Country/entity

    Mali
  • Region

    Africa (excl MENA)
  • Agreement name

    Peace Charter of the communes of Alafia Doukeire and Salam
  • Date

    28 Jan 2018
  • Agreement status

    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement

    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level

  • Stage

    Framework/substantive - partial
  • Conflict nature

    Inter-group
  • Peace process

    Mali Local Processes
  • Parties

    Page 1, preamble:
    signed by the communities concerned

    Page 2, signatures:
    President of the Meeting
    H.E.M. Ahmed Mohamed AG Hamani
    The rapporteur
    Mr. Hamza L. MAIGA

    Read and approved by 16 persons (signed in the French original, but signatures and names illegible)
  • Third parties

    Page 1: signed by the communities concerned in the presence of the administrative and political authorities of the Timbuktu and Taoudénit regions. (Note: while not mentioned in the agreement, HD Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue have been facilitating this and similar agreements in Mali)
  • Description

    In this agreement, the two communities agree to form and fund a joint monitoring committee (with conflict-resolution and referral to courts powers) and commit to concerted management of natural resources in the area.


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)

    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 administration

    No specific mention.

  • Constitution

    No specific mention.


Power sharing

  • Political power sharing
    Power sharing→Political power sharing→Other proportionality
    Sub-state level
    Page 1:
    1- The communities are committed to setting up a monitoring committee made up of local notables to settle conflicts between the different communities.
    2- The signatory communities agree to make a priority of the monitoring committee any conflict between the communities.

    Page 1:
    6- Conflicts that cannot be resolved by the monitoring committee will be brought before the relevant state courts.
    7- The monitoring committee will be made up of ten representatives from each municipality.
    8- The monitoring committee will be chaired in turn by the various members.
    9- The duration of the president's mandate and the frequency of meetings of the monitoring committee will be decided by the monitoring committee.

    Page 2:
    10- The resources for the functioning of the monitoring committee will be made up of contributions from signatory communities and donations.
  • 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
    Page 1:
    4- The signatory communities commit to respecting the living spaces of the other communities.
    5- The signatory communities commit to managing the following natural resources in the area in a rational and concerted manner: Land, Water, Pastures.
  • International funds

    No specific mention.

  • Business

    No specific mention.

  • Taxation

    No specific mention.

  • Banks

    No specific mention.


Land, property and environment

  • Land reform/rights
    Land, property and environment→Land reform/rights→Other land rights
    Page 1:
    5 - The signatory communities commit to managing the following natural resources in the area in a rational and concerted manner: Land, Water, Pastures.
  • Pastoralist/nomadism rights
    Page 1:
    5 - The signatory communities commit to managing the following natural resources in the area in a rational and concerted manner: Land, Water, Pastures.
  • Cultural heritage

    No specific mention.

  • Environment

    No specific mention.

  • Water or riparian rights or access
    Page 1:
    5 - The signatory communities commit to managing the following natural resources in the area in a rational and concerted manner: Land, Water, Pastures.

Security sector

  • Security Guarantees

    No specific mention.

  • Ceasefire

    No specific mention.

  • Police

    No specific mention.

  • Armed forces

    No specific mention.

  • 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/similar

    No specific mention.

  • Enforcement mechanism

    No specific mention.

  • Related cases

    No specific mention.

  • Source
    HD Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Retrieved from https://www.hdcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Charte-de-paix-des-communes-de-Alafia-Douekire-et-Salam-janvier-2018.pdf (Accessed on 12 June 2020).

CHARTER FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF PEACE,

PREVENTION AND SETTLEMENT OF CONFLICTS, AND RATIONAL AND CONCERTED MANAGEMENT

OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE MUNICIPALITIES:

ALAFIA DOUKEIRE AND SALAM

On January 27 and 28, 2018, the Tintélout intercommunal meeting was held.

The meeting focused on the essential questions of:

1- Peacebuilding

2- The prevention and settlement of intra and inter-communal conflicts in the area.

3- The rational and concerted management of natural resources

The crisis that has shaken the whole country since 2012 has had harmful consequences, which have greatly disrupted the social fabric and undermined the traditional and modern social balances that have served as the foundation for the coexistence of populations.

In order to contribute to improving the situation, the Tintélout meeting decided to draw up and adopt this charter which will serve as a new social contract between the communities.

This charter is based on the traditional values of good neighborliness which are:

- Peaceful coexistence

- Tolerance

- Solidarity

- Sharing

This Charter, signed by the communities concerned in the presence of the administrative and political authorities of the Timbuktu and Taoudénit regions.

Consists of eleven (11) points:

The signatory communities agree to respect the code below:

1- The communities are committed to setting up a monitoring committee made up of local notables to settle conflicts between the different communities.

2- The signatory communities agree to make a priority of the monitoring committee any conflict between the communities.

3- The signatory communities commit to cultivating peace and harmony in the area.

4- The signatory communities commit to respecting the living spaces of the other communities.

5- The signatory communities commit to managing the following natural resources in the area in a rational and concerted manner:

Land, Water, Pastures.

6- Conflicts that cannot be resolved by the monitoring committee will be brought before the relevant state courts.

7- The monitoring committee will be made up of ten representatives from each municipality.

8- The monitoring committee will be chaired in turn by the various members.

9- The duration of the president's mandate and the frequency of meetings of the monitoring committee will be decided by the monitoring committee.

10- The resources for the functioning of the monitoring committee will be made up of contributions from signatory communities and donations.

11- The signatories of this charter commit on their honor to respect to the letter the terms and the spirit of this charter.

Tintélout January 28, 2018

President of the Meeting

H.E.M. Ahmed Mohamed AG Hamani

The rapporteur

Mr. Hamza L. MAIGA

Read and approved

APPENDICES

1. List of Alafia monitoring committee members

Last names and first names Roles

1 Yéhia H. Konta Mayor

2 Mohamed A Mohamed Hamid Leader Tintélout

3 Amadou Dicko Leader Hondoubomo

4 Housseïn Hamadoun Advisor Issafa

5 Moumine Hamadoun Diarra Advisor Issafaye Douékiré

6 Alhassane A Amar Leader Tilemedess

7 Mohamed Al A Akérantane Tagaliftnkanene

8 Amoyonte Ag Alhousseïny Advisor Dag Abzang II

9 Abdorahmane Ag Mohamed Ibrahim Councilor Dag Hamzane

10 Mohamed A Mohamed Asseleh Leader Dag Ibni

2. List of Doueékiré monitoring committee members.

Last names and first names Roles

1 Abdoulahaye Ag Mohamoudou Marabout KelAntsar

2 Ousmane Mahamoudou Iman Douékiré

3 Mohamed Yassine Marabout

4 Abeldoussamad Ag Mohamed Notable Douekiré

5 Mohamed lamin Amadaye Marabout

6 Soumana Mahamane Councilor Késsoubibi

7 YounoussouAssadou Village Leader Goussouthie

8 Boubacar Youssoufi Village Leader Babago

9 Ibrahim Amadou Advisor Katoua

10 Oumar Abocar Touré Mayor Douékiré

3. List of Salam monitoring committee members.

Last names and first names Roles

1 Sidi Mohamed Ould Khatra Leader

2 Mohamed SaleckOuld Aly Leader

3 Boubacar Sadeckould Aly Notable

4 Mohamed Ould Ibrahim Notable

5 Baba Ould Mohamed Jiddou Notable

6 Mohamed Ould N’Dahma Leader

7 Leader

8 Saleh Ag Sidi Aly

9 Jiddouna Ould Aly Leader

10 Mohamed Lamine Ould Baba Leader