Ouagadougou Joint Declaration

• Country/entity

  Guinea
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Ouagadougou Joint Declaration
• Date

  15 Jan 2010
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Guinean coup d'etat and succession crisis (2008-2010, 2015-2016) )
• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial
• Conflict nature

  Government
• Peace process

  Guinea peace process
• Parties

  Le President of CNDD , President of the Republic of Guinea, Signed: Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA
  
  The Vice-President of CNDD, Interim President of the Republic of Guinea, Signed: General Sékouba KONATE
• Third parties

  The Mediator in the crisis in Guinea, Signed: Blaise COMPAORE
• Description

  This is a very short framework/sunstantive agreement, developed following consultations held on 13-14 January 2010. The agreement sets forth a roadmap for transition, creating a National Council for Transition, a Government of National Union and scheduling presidential elections within 6 months.

• Agreement document

  GN_100115_JointDeclarationOuagadougou.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

OUAGADOUGOU JOINT DECLARATION

January 2010

Considering the appointment of His Excellency, President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso as Mediator in the crisis in the Republic of Guinea;

Determined to facilitate reconciliation of Guineans with themselves and re-gain confidence between the leaders and the citizens, through respect, trust and mutual recognition;

Determined to create, in the Republic of Guinea, a democratic rule of law that respects individual and collective liberties and the principles of good governance;

Having in mind the various meetings organized by the Mediator in view to re-establish political dialogue between the various components of the Guinean society;

Committed to work together to create in the Republic of Guinea the conditions to come back to a normal constitutional order and a democratic, consensus and peaceful transition;

Referring to the deliberations and resolutions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations Organisation (UNO) and the International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G);

After the consultations held in Ouagadougou on 13th and 14th January 2010;

Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and President of the Republic of Guinea, General Sekouba KONATE, Vice­President of CNDD, Minister of Defence, Interim President of the Republic, and His Excellency President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and Mediator in the crisis in the Republic of Guinea, agreed on the following measures in order to achieve a peaceful transition in Guinea:

Respecting public liberties, including freedom of the press and opinion;

Guaranteeing security of persons and goods;

Reorganizing reforming the Forces of Defence and Security;

Creating a National Council of Transition (CNT), which is a deliberating political organ, led by a religious personality and made up of 101 members representing all the components of the Guinean society;

Appointing a Prime Minister, President of the Council of Ministers, from the Forum of Active Forces of Guinea;

Creating a Government of National Union;

Reviewing the electoral lists;

Organizing, within 6 months, the presidential election in which the members of the National Council of Transition, the Transitional Head of State, the members of CNDD, the Prime Minister, the members of the Government of National Union and the members of the acting Forces of Defence and Security shall not participate.

Appealing to civilian and military observers from ECOWAS;

Implementing a monitoring, evaluation and support body;

The signatories of this declaration are insistently inviting the international community to provide political, financial and technical assistance for the enforcement of the above-decided measures;

His Excellency, President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and Mediator in the Guinean crisis, will designate a special representative to the transitional authorities of the Republic of Guinea.

Closing their fruitful consultations, His Excellency President Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and the Interim President of the Republic of Guinea, General Sékouba KONATE, appreciated the satisfactory evolution of the health of the President of CNDD, Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA.

They expressed to him their full solidarity and their sympathy for this great hardship he underwent and wished him speedy recovery;

The President of CNDD, Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA, in response, expressed sincere gratitude for the precious and various supports he benefitted from them.

He additionally underscored with insistence that he is freely taking a time of convalescence, while remaining available to bring his contribution to the transitional actors.

Finally, His Excellency, the President of Burkina Faso, Mediator in the Guinean crisis, Mr President of CNDD, President of the Republic of Guinea and Mr Interim President of the Republic of Guinea, expressed their heartfelt gratitude to His Majesty, King Mohammed Vl as well as to all the Moroccan Authorities, including the medical body, for receiving, with much generosity, and treated, with much professionalism and love, Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA

Done in Ouagadougou, this 15th day of January 2010.

Le President of CNDD

President of the Republic of Guinea

Signed:

Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA

The Vice-President of CNDD

Interim President of the Republic of Guinea

Signed:

General Sékouba KONATE

The Mediator in the crisis in Guinea

Signed:

Blaise COMPAORE