Joint Statement

• Country/entity

  Senegal
  Casamance
  

• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  

• Agreement name

  Joint Statement

• Date

  9 Apr 2021

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Senegal-Casamance Conflict (1982 - ) )

• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Casamance process

• Parties

  Agreement does not have signatures, but the text lists the delegation from the State of Senegal and a delegation from the Provisional Committee of the Unified Political and Combatant Wings of the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC)

• Third parties

  Agreement does not have signatures, but the text lists representatives of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue as facilitators.

• Description

  In this very short agreement, the representatives of Senegal and those of the MFDC agree on basic principles of the negotiation process: willingness to resolve the conflict through dialogue, confidentiality of negotiations, courteous and constructive exchanges.

• Agreement document

  SE_210409_Joint-statement-Praia.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

Joint statement

A delegation from the State of Senegal and a delegation from the Provisional Committee of the Unified Political and Combatant Wings of the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) met in Praia, Cabo Verde, on April 8 and 9, 2021, in the presence of representatives from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) who served as the facilitator.

They adopted a Joint Declaration on the following axes to guide negotiations between the Parties:

1. Solemn proclamation of the willingness of the two Parties (State of Senegal and the Provisional Committee) to resolve the conflict in Casamance through dialogue;

2. Full confidentiality on negotiations, apart from general communiques decided upon by mutual agreement;

3. Establishment of mutual trust through respect and courtesy, without any aggressive language during exchanges, negotiations and other forms of contact between the two Parties;

4. Work to promote constructive behaviour, avoiding any criminal action on the ground that could generate tension.

Praia, April 09, 2021.