• Country/entity

  Democratic Republic of Congo
  

• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  

• Agreement name

  Act of Non Aggression

• Date

  9 May 2022

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Congo Civil Wars (1996 - ) )

• Stage

  Ceasefire/related

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  DRC: Eastern DRC processes

• Parties

  Buingo Karairi Janvier, Lt. Gen. Cmd, President of the movement, APCLS
  
  Kapitula Balikafelie, Gen Cmd, APCLS
  
  Jules Mulumba, President, CMCFDP
  
  Sanctus Dominique, Mjr Gen Cmd Mvt, CMCFDP
  
  Guidon Mwissa Sh., Gen and Cmd Mvt, NDS-R
  
  [name illegible], P.P. [illegible handwritten text],NDC-R
  
  Jean Marie Nyamuganya, Mjr Gen Cmd Mvt, ANCDH/AFDP
  
  Issa Serughudo fon., President of the movement, ANCDH/AFDP

• Third parties

  Armed Forces of the DRC

• Description

  Ceasefire agreement between four armed groups in Pinga (territories of Waikale, North Kivu)

• Agreement document

  CD_220509_Act of Non Aggression_EN.pdf | Download PDF

• Agreement document (original language)

  CD_220509_Act de Non Aggression.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

ACT OF NON_AGRESSION

Article 52 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) from 18 February 2006, as amended in 2011, which provides for that all people of Congo have right to peace and security, as well as for a national and international plan:

Taking into consideration the Article 63 of the Constitution of the DRC which provides for that all people of Congo have both right and a sacred duty to defend their country and its territorial integrity against external threat or aggression;

Provided that there is force in unity, but this unity has to be based on love, confidence and concordance for good of all the people of Congo.

The patriotism in whole spirit which fuels the nationalists in defending their country, and that even at the ultimate cost.

Provided that there is more to gain if we are united than if we are divided and that there is no good in being in war;

On the contrary, it took us several centuries of delays in development:

Committing to the efforts of the Head of the State, the Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and of the Congolese National Police (PNC) and the guarantor of the nation determined to restore peace and security of the East of the RDC, the signatories of this act ask the Congolese government to remedy all injustices stemming from the agreement imposed to the advantage of the aggressors and to the detriments of the defending patriots.

We, the patriots of (APCES, CMC/FDP, NDCR, ANCD, AFDP) declare the termination of the hostilities and all acts of violence between us, the signatories of this act of non-aggression.

As a consequence, we refrain from taking or facilitating any acts between us or against any of us which would disturb the peace and the security of our province as well as of the RDC.

On the contrary, we undertake to stop any aggressor or troublemaker who would disturb the peace in the Nord-Kivu or in RDC in general.

This peacemaking process, on which each of the signatory armed groups undertakes to take part, also implies that the government army FADRC must not be attacked as long as it respects the patriot and non-provocative conduct.

This Act of Non-Aggression remains open to any other movements of patriots who subscribe to the mechanism of the pacification process in the East of the RDC and in the country overall.

During that, any adhesion to this Act shall be subject to thorough examination by a committee established ad hoc.

For this purpose, we swear in front of the God and the people of Congo that each of us shall respect this Act of Non-Aggression between the signatories.

We further commit to facilitate a free circulation of people and their possessions in the territory under our control.

The whole signatory group shall benefit from the shared protection of all the signatories of this act.

Therefore, any aggression against any of the signatories shall be an aggression against the whole group.

In case of misunderstanding, dispute or disagreement between us, a committee subsequently established for that purpose shall decide about the question in order to achieve a positive and peaceful outcome.

Executed in PINGA, on 9 may 2022

Buingo Karairi Janvier, Lt.

Gen. Cmd, President of the movement APELS, [illegible signature]

Kapitula Balikafelie, Gen Cmd, [illegible signature]

Jules Mulumba, President, CMCFDP, [illegible signature]

Sanctus Dominique, Mjr Gen Cmd Mvt, [illegible signature]

Guidon Mwissa Sh.,

Gen and Cmd Mvt, NDS-R, [illegible signature]

[name illegible], P.P. [illegible handwritten text], NDC-R, [illegible signature]

J.-Marie-Bonane Njamusansm, Mjr Gen, Cmd Mvt, ANCDH/AFDP, [illegible signature]

Issa Serughudo fon.,

President of the movement, ANCDH/AFDP, [illegible signature]