Agreement between URDPC/CODECO combatants and the presidential delegation to withdraw from Saio quarter in Mongbwalu, Djugu territory, on 6 November 2020

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Country/entity: Democratic Republic of Congo
Region: Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name: Agreement between URDPC/CODECO combatants and the presidential delegation to withdraw from Saio quarter in Mongbwalu, Djugu territory, on 6 November 2020
Date: 6 Nov 2020
Agreement status: Unilateral document
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Congo Civil Wars (1996 - )
The overthrow of the long-term dictator Mobutu Sese Seko by a rebel Tutsi army backed by Uganda and Rwanda in 1997 acted as a catalyst for a war with regional dimensions, mainly fought in the eastern Kivu provinces. The conflict escalated in 1998, when President Laurent Kabila, then backed by Zimbabwean and Angolan troops, ordered Rwanda and Uganda to leave. After Kabila’s assassination in 2001, his son Joseph took over the presidency and won in the 2006 democratic elections.

In the eastern provinces, Tutsi-led militias, mainly organised in the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), fought the remnants of the Rwandan Hutu force FDLR, with further involvement of Rwandan and Ugandan troops. Other regionally operating militia groups, like the Lord’s Resistance Army from Northern Uganda, the so-called Mai Mai groups or short-lived guerrilla outfits like the March 23 Movement (M23) further contributed, and still contribute, to the complexity of the situation in eastern DRC.
Stage: Ceasefire/related
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: DRC: Eastern DRC processes
Parties: Pour la CODECO basée à SAIO
01. MABI-PELO [signature]
02. MATESO-BULO [signature]
03. UKFA-TIBE CHADRACK [signature]
04. NBRAJOLE-ZUKBA [signature]
05. JANVIER UKPA [signature]

Pour la délégation pour la paix en Ituri
[signature] le 06/11/2020
Florbert NDJABU NGABU
Chef de délégation
Third parties: -
Description: Short meeting minutes providing for the evacuation of armed elements of the CODECO in Saio and demilitarisation of Saio. CODECO combatants based in Saio also joined the unilateral ceasefire signed by URDPC/CODECO on 1st August 2020. This short agreement seems to be part of a pacification mission in Djugu territory initiated by the President of the Republic on July 13, 2020. In this context, 6 different militias have agreed to join the peace process. These are ALC/CODECO (Armée de Libération du Congo/Coopérative pour le Développement Économique du Congo), URDPC/CODECO (Union des Révolutionnaires pour la Défense du Peuple Congolais), ARDPC/CODECO (Armée des Révolutionnaires pour la Défense du Peuple Congolais), FDBD (La Force pour la Défense de la Balkanisation du Congo), Gutsi's assailants and the FDBC.

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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: No specific mention.
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: Page 1, During this meeting, the following resolutions were made:
2. The CODECO unit based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter agrees to leave the rural commune of Mongwalu to rejoin its leaders, as they wait to begin gathering at the government-designated site.
[...]
4. Circulation of members of CODECO in possession of a roadmap approved by the FARDC commander;
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: No specific mention.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
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 heritage: No specific mention.
Environment: No specific mention.
Water or riparian rights or access: No specific mention.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: No specific mention.
Ceasefire: Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitments
Page 1, During this meeting, the following resolutions were made:
1. CODECO combatants based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter in the rural commune of Mongwalu signed the unilateral agreement signed by URDPC/CODECO in Lodjo on 1st August 2020, as one of its units;
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: Security sector→DDR→Demilitarisation provisions
Page 1, During this meeting, the following resolutions were made:
2. The CODECO unit based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter agrees to leave the rural commune of Mongwalu to rejoin its leaders, as they wait to begin gathering at the government-designated site.
[...]
4. Circulation of members of CODECO in possession of a roadmap approved by the FARDC commander;
5. Ban on bearing arms and military insignia.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: Page 1, During this meeting, the following resolutions were made:
1. CODECO combatants based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter in the rural commune of Mongwalu signed the unilateral agreement signed by URDPC/CODECO in Lodjo on 1st August 2020, as one of its units;
2. The CODECO unit based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter agrees to leave the rural commune of Mongwalu to rejoin its leaders, as they wait to begin gathering at the government-designated site.
[...]
4. Circulation of members of CODECO in possession of a roadmap approved by the FARDC commander;
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: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/S_2020_1283_E.pdf (this is on page 113, annex 27).

MINUTES OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE DELEGATION AND CODECO COMBATANTS BASED IN MONGWALU

In the year two thousand and twenty, on the sixteenth day of the month of November, an emergency meeting was held between the delegation dispatched by His Excellency Mr. President of the Republic, Head of State and the representatives of CODECO based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter in the rural commune of Mongwalu.

On the agenda was just one item, specifically, finalizing the agreement to evacuate CODECO elements based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter in the rural commune of Mongwalu.

During this meeting, the following resolutions were made:

CODECO combatants based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter in the rural commune of Mongwalu signed the unilateral agreement signed by URDPC/CODECO in Lodjo on 1st August 2020, as one of its units;

The CODECO unit based in SAIO in the Kilo-Moto quarter agrees to leave the rural commune of Mongwalu to rejoin its leaders, as they wait to begin gathering at the government-designated site.

The appointment of 3 liaison officers to present to the local security committee for the rural commune of Mongwalu on 7 November 2020;

Circulation of members of CODECO in possession of a roadmap approved by the FARDC commander;

Ban on bearing arms and military insignia.

Done in Mongwalu, on 6 November 2020

For the delegation for peace in Ituri

Floribert NDJABU NGABU

Chef de la delegation

For CODECO based in SAIO

Mabi - Pelo

Mateso - Bulo

UKPA-TIBE CHADRACK

NBADJOLE - ZUKBA

JANVIER UKPA