Security Arrangements Clause in the Revitalised South Sudan Peace Agreement: Agreement on the Unification of the Supreme Command of the Forces

• Country/entity

  South Sudan
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Security Arrangements Clause in the Revitalised South Sudan Peace Agreement: Agreement on the Unification of the Supreme Command of the Forces
• Date

  3 Apr 2022
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ()
• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  South Sudan post-secession process
• Parties

  [signature] On behalf of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement - in Government,
  Lieutenant General Tut Gatluak Manime
  Adviser to the President of the Republic for Security Affairs
  
  [signature] On behalf of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in - Opposition
  pp. Dr Riek Machar Teny,
  First Vice-President of the Republic
  
  [signature] On behalf of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA)
  pp. Lieutenant General Hussein Abdul-Baqi Akol
  Vice-President of the Republic
• Third parties

  Witnessed by:
  General [signature]
  pp. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Musa
  First Deputy to the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan
• Description

  As part of security arrangements in the national revitalised peace agreement in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), this agreement sets out the steps for integrating opposition troops into the armed forces and army command, unifying supreme command of the forces. The short matrix agreement therefore provides for forms of military power-sharing, namely opposition movements putting forward candidates for joint command structures and merger of forces, as well as making provision for ceasefire monitoring and cessation of hostile media campaigns.

• Agreement document

  SS_220403_Agreement on the Unification of Command_EN | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  SS_220403_Agreement on the Unification of Command_PT.pdf | Download PDF

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Implementation

Security Arrangements Clause in the Revitalised South Sudan Peace Agreement

Agreement on the Unification of the Supreme Command of the Forces

On the basis of the historical and fraternal relationships between the Republic of South Sudan,

And the Republic of the Sudan, and arising out of the persistent efforts exerted by the Republic of the Sudan Supreme Command to achieve security and stability in the two brotherly countries in particular and all of the countries of the region.

The Sudanese mediation was headed by Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Vice President of the interim Sovereignty Council, in many intense meetings with the parties concerned in the implementation of the Security Arrangements clause of the revitalised South Sudan Peace Agreement which aimed to arrive at a unified wording to unify the forces’ Supreme Command,

The parties agreed, in culmination of the tireless and sincere efforts of the Government of Sudan and the leadership of South Sudan, upon the following:

1. The proposal to unify the Supreme Command of the Forces (attached).

2. A matrix to chart the course of the next stage of security arrangements (attached).

[illegible signatures]

Issued at Juba, Republic of South Sudan on this date, third of April 2022 CE,

[signature] On behalf of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement - in Government, Lieutenant General Tut Gatluak Manime Adviser to the President of the Republic for Security Affairs

[signature] On behalf of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in - Opposition pp.

Dr Riek Machar Teny, First Vice-President of the Republic

[signature] On behalf of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) pp.

Lieutenant General Hussein Abdul-Baqi Akol Vice-President of the Republic

Witnessed by:

General [signature] pp.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Musa First Deputy to the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan

(*Note:

The following is the matrix to chart the course of the next stage of security arrangements.

This has been extracted from the matrix chart and put into list format for analysis.

To see information in the matrix chart format, see agreement.)

Subject:

Specification of the roles of the People’s Movement in Opposition and the Opposition Alliance (SSOA).

Action Required:

Issuing of a Republican Decree.

Implementing Body:

Presidency of the Republic.

Timeframe:

One week.

Notes:

None.

Subject:

Positions in the Unified Leadership.

Action Required:

Submission of lists of names to occupy the agreed positions.

Implementing Body:

The People’s Movement in Opposition and the Opposition Alliance (SSOA).

Timeframe:

Within one week.

Notes:

Respect for the lists of candidates for the command staff and directors of the various forces’ departments submitted by the parties, taking into account standards and competence.

Subject:

Activation of the mechanisms of the revitalised peace agreement.

Action Required:

Return of two representatives of the People’s Movement in Opposition to the various mechanisms in connection with the peace agreement and resumption of their activity.

Implementing Body:

The People’s Movement in Opposition.

Timeframe:

Immediately.

Notes:

a. Monitoring of violations of the ceasefire.

b. Confirmation of the cessation of hostilities.

c. Funding of the implementation of the agreement.

Subject:

Graduation and distribution of forces.

Action Required:

Completion of the graduation procedures, deployment and distribution of forces.

Implementing Body:

Joint Defence Committee.

Timeframe:

A period not exceeding two months.

Notes:

None.

Subject:

Preparation for the second cohort of the unified forces.

Action Required:

Completion of the preparation and transportation of the forces of the second cohort to the training camps.

Implementing Body:

Joint Defence Committee.

Timeframe:

Within one month.

Notes:

None.

Subject:

Hostilities.

Action Required:

Confirmation of absolute commitment to the two agreements - Cessation of Hostilities 21 December 2017 and Ceasefire 27 June 2018.

Implementing Body:

All.

Timeframe:

Immediately.

Notes:

a. Prohibition of preventive detention.

b. Cessation of reciprocal attacks.

c. Emphasis on what is stated in the text of the revitalised agreement, as follows:

not to encourage divisions between the parties to the agreement.

Subject:

Media Escalation.

Action Required:

Cessation of hostile media campaigns.

Implementing Body:

All.

Timeframe:

Immediately.

Notes:

Necessity of holding violating parties to account.