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Country/entity: Central African Republic
Region: Africa (excl MENA)
Agreement name: Declaration No 01
Date: 17 Dec 2020
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Central African Republic Conflicts (1996 - )
The Central African Republic conflict is one of a set of regionally connected conflicts addressed by the African Great Lakes process. After the country gained independence from France in 1960 it has been ruled by a sequence of autocratic leaders that principally gained power through coups. Since the mid-1990s several waves of internal conflict took place in the Central African Republic, primarily along tribal, and later-on increasingly sectarian, lines. In 1996 and 1997, French troops and soldiers from neighbouring countries intervened to end a mutiny in the capital, Bangui, by factions of the army. The fighting was predominantly along tribal lines, with southern tribes in revolt against the ‘northern’ government. A UN mission was installed in 1998 to secure the truce.
After General Bozizé took control of the country after several coup attempts in 2003, a ‘bush war’ began led by armed opposition forces. From late 2006 onward, government troops with French military support severely weakened the rebels. Following this, a number of agreements were signed during 2007-2008, but not all factions have accepted them. In 2011, Bozizé was re-elected in supposedly fraudulent elections, which resulted in a new wave of uprisings. Séléka, an alliance of northern rebel groups, took over parts of the country and forced Bozizé to agree to a power-sharing deal. However, after this agreement broke down, Séléka took control of Bangui and Bozizé had to flee the country in 2013. Leader of Séléka, Michel Djotodia, took office and officially disbanded Séléka. However, continual violence between ex-Séléka groups and opposing militias, collectively known as ‘anti-balaka’, persisted and Djotodia was forced to resign less than a year later. Catherine Samba-Panza was installed as interim president until Faustin Archange Touadéra was elected in January 2016. In February 2019 an agreement was signed between the government and fourteen armed groups, including ex-Seleka groups, committed to disarmament. However, violence between ex-Seleka groups and anti-balaka continues.
Stage: Other
Conflict nature: Inter-group
Peace process: CAR: African Initiative (and related) Process
Parties: Gal Al-Katim Mahamat, MPC;
Gal Bi-Sidi Soulemane, 3r;
P/Gal d’Armee Ali Darrassa, UPC, p/o Ali Garba;
P/Gal Noueidine Adam, FPRC, p/o Gal Salet Zabadi;
Officer Maxime Mokom, Anti-Balaka/Aile Mokom;
P/Dieudonne Ndomate, Anti-Balaka/Aile Ngaissona, p.o. Sylvain Beorofei,
Third parties: -
Description: A short inter-group agreement denunciating the government's handling of the implementation of the 2019 agreement. The agreement provides for i/ the creation of a coalition of armed groups, ii/ the protection of civilian populations, iii/ the preservation of places of worship and economic infrastructures, and iv/ the protection and free mobility of MINUSCA, NGOs and diplomatic missions.

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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: Groups→Religious groups→Rhetorical
Page 2,
We solemnly declare as follows:
3. We call on all our members to:
[make a commitment] to conservation and securing public and private buildings, places of worship and economic infrastructure;
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 1-2
We solemnly declare as follows:
3. We call on all our members to:
[p]rotect United Nations, MINUSCA, and all international and national NGO vehicles, and all diplomatic processions, and allow them to pass freely;
Protection measures: Rights related issues→Protection measures→Protection of civilians
Page 1-2
We solemnly declare as follows:
3. We call on all our members to:
fully [r]espect the integrity of civilian populations, prot[ect] them and protect their property;
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: Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic development
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We solemnly declare as follows:
3. We call on all our members to:
(text cut off) from now on, all our actions towards the goals of economic develop[ment], social cohesion and making the country safe.
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: 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: Page 1,
We solemnly declare as follows:
1. We hereby resolve to merge all our movements into a single entity, known as the COALITION OF PATRIOTS FOR CHANGE (C.P.C. for short), placed under a unified command.
2. We invite all the other armed groups to join this large democratic front in order to take part in the rebuilding of the Central African Republic.
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: Page 2,
We solemnly declare as follows:
3. We call on all our members to:
(text cut off) from now on, all our actions towards the goals of economic develop[ment], social cohesion and making the country safe.

Implementation

UN signatory: No specific mention.
Other international signatory: No specific mention.
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: Page 1-2
We solemnly declare as follows:
3. We call on all our members to:
[p]rotect United Nations, MINUSCA, and all international and national NGO vehicles, and all diplomatic processions, and allow them to pass freely;
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2021/87 (page 82-3) [link may be broken]
document also found at https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3899092?ln=en (accessed on 6/6/2022)

DECLARATION NO.

We, the undersigned

Gal Al-Katim Mahamat, MPC;

Gal Bi-Sidi Soulemane, 3r;

P/Gal d’Armee Ali Darrassa, UPC, p/o Ali Garba;

P/Gal Noueidine Adam, FPRC, p/o Gal Salet Zabadi;

Officer Maxime Mokom, Anti-Balaka/Aile Mokom;

P/Dieudonne Ndomate, Anti-Balaka/Aile Ngaissona, p.o.

Sylvain Beorofei,

Leaders of the various Armed Groups occupying almost the entire territory of the Central African Republic,

Being aware that we have, until now, been manipulated by an unscrupulous and visionless government, concerned only with the swift and groundless personal enrichment of its members;

Considering that no country in the world can develop in a “neither war nor peace” environment, nor in the context of perpetual insecurity;

Considering that the suffering the Central African people have endured for seven years of armed conflict and deprivation of liberty is prejudicial to any development;

Being eager to begin a new chapter of peace, stability, inter-community amnesty and participation of all the sons and daughters of the Central African Republic in its economic development, far from the intricacies and intrigues of politics;

Being eager to commit the Central African Republic to both open diplomacy with all allied countries and win-win cooperation, on one hand;

and large-scale economic integration in Central Africa, on the other hand;

We solemnly declare as follows:

We hereby resolve to merge all our movements into a single entity, known as the COALITION OF PATRIOTS FOR CHANGE (C.P.C. for short), placed under a unified command.

We invite all the other armed groups to join this large democratic front in order to take part in the rebuilding of the Central African Republic.

We call on all our members to:

fully [r]espect the integrity of civilian populations, prot[ect] them and protect their property;

[make a commitment] to conservation and securing public and private buildings, places of worship and economic infrastructure;

[p]rotect United Nations, MINUSCA, and all international and national NGO vehicles, and all diplomatic processions, and allow them to pass freely;

(text cut off) from now on, all our actions towards the goals of economic develop[ment], social cohesion and making the country safe.

Together we will overcome!

Done in BANGUI, on 17 December 2020

The signatories