Accord de Principe de Rome

  • Country/entity
    Mali
    Azawad
  • Region
    Africa (excl MENA)
    Africa (excl MENA)
  • Agreement name
    Accord de Principe de Rome
  • Date
    2 Feb 2022
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Mali: Dogon-Fulani and other local conflicts (2015 -) )
  • Stage
    Renewal
  • Conflict nature
    Inter-group
  • Peace process
    Mali-Azawad Inter-Azawad peace process
  • Parties
    On behalf of
    Government of Mali
    Minister of Reconciliation
    Colonel Major Ismaël Wagué

    On behalf of
    Ara Pacis Initiatives for Peace Onlus
    Maria Nicoletta Gaida, Chair

    On behalf of
    La Plateforme du 14 juin 2014 d’Alger
    (Platform of Algiers of 14 June 2014)
    Hanoune Ould Ali, Chair

    On behalf of
    The CSP
    Bilal Ag Acherif, Chair
  • Third parties
    -
  • Description
    Agreement between Mali government and former Tuareg and Azawadi rebel groups to renew commitment to maintain the Alger Agreement, facilitated by an Italian organisation (Ara Pacis).


Groups

  • Children/youth
    Groups→Children/youth→Substantive
    Page 1, para 1. The CSP (Cadre stratégique permanent – Permanent strategic coalition) renews its commitment to maintain the Alger Agreement and to implement it in order to open to all the signatory parties of the Agreement and to other entities (traditional authorities, women and the young) who share the same values, ideas and objectives.

    Page 1, para 5. A consulting body of traditional authorities, women and the young is established within the Coalition to help form its orientation and principles.
  • 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
    Page 1, para 1. The CSP (Cadre stratégique permanent – Permanent strategic coalition) renews its commitment to maintain the Alger Agreement and to implement it in order to open to all the signatory parties of the Agreement and to other entities (traditional authorities, women and the young) who share the same values, ideas and objectives.

    Page 1, para 5. A consulting body of traditional authorities, women and the young is established within the Coalition to help form its orientation and principles.
  • Men and boys

    No specific mention.

  • LGBTI

    No specific mention.

  • Family

    No specific mention.


State definition

  • Nature of state (general)
    Page 1, para 4. The government supervises the activities which regard the national sovereignty. A joint mechanism shall be established among the parties for transparent financial reporting.
  • 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
    Page 1, para 5. A consulting body of traditional authorities, women and the young is established within the Coalition to help form its orientation and principles.
  • 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

    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

    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

    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
    Page 1, para 8. CSP is pleased by the commitment of the transitional government to accompany and support all actions within the framework of stabilization and reconciliation.

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
    Choudhury, Lipika Majumdar Roy, Albert Barume, Aurélien Llorca, Fatma Saber (2021). "Annex 25: Rome agreement in principle" in Final report of the Panel of Experts on Mali established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2374 (2017)). Available online at:
    https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/S_2022_595.pdf Accessed 13.03.2023.

Rome Agreement-in-Principle

The CSP (Cadre stratégique permanent – Permanent strategic coalition) renews its commitment to maintain the Alger Agreement and to implement it in order to open to all the signatory parties of the Agreement and to other entities (traditional authorities, women and the young) who share the same values, ideas and objectives.

In order to provide a clearer outline of its objectives, CSP appends the terms “for reconciliation, security and development”, as by-words to its final official name.

The chairmanship of the CSP, once integrated by all the parties, shall be executed in turns by entities from which it consists.

The government supervises the activities which regard the national sovereignty.

A joint mechanism shall be established among the parties for transparent financial reporting.

A consulting body of traditional authorities, women and the young is established within the Coalition to help form its orientation and principles.

A Charter declaring the values, principles and objectives of the CSP shall be drafted.

The signatory movements of the Agreement of which CSP consists remain open to resuming the dialogue between the parties to the Alger Agreement in order to this being implemented entirely and diligently.

CSP is pleased by the commitment of the transitional government to accompany and support all actions within the framework of stabilization and reconciliation.

The Government committed to take particular actions to ensure application of the Alger Agreement commencing tomorrow.

Once all the parties are integrated:

The Government takes the necessary steps vis-à-vis the partners in order to support CSP and back its financing.

The Government commits to accompany, support and finance CSP and its actions.

Signed by:

[illegible signature]

On behalf of On behalf of

Government of Mali Ara Pacis Initiatives for Peace Onlus

Minister of Reconciliation Maria Nicoletta Gaida, Chair

Colonel Major Ismaël Wagué [illegible signature]

____________________________ ___________________________

On behalf of On behalf of

La Plateforme du 14 juin 2014 d’Alger

(Platform of Algiers of 14 June 2014) The CSP

Hanoune Ould Ali, Chair Bilal Ag Acherif, Chair

[illegible signature] [illegible signature]

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