Recommandations

  • Country/entity
    Central African Republic
  • Region
    Africa (excl MENA)
  • Agreement name
    Recommandations
  • Date
    5 Jun 2018
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/local conflict ( Central African Republic Conflicts (1996 - ) )
  • Stage
    Implementation/renegotiation
  • Conflict nature
    Inter-group
  • Peace process
    CAR: Local Processes
  • Parties
    Le Préfet du Mbomou: Richard NOUIDEMONA
    Le Sous-Préfet du Bangassou: Richard NOUIDEMONA
    Le Maire de la ville de Bangassou: Theophile DEMBA
    Pour les autodéfenses: LINET Roger
    Pour les déplacés du site de petit seminaire Saint Louis de Bangassou: HAMAMAT Abdoulaye
    Pour l'organisation des femmes centrafricaines (OFCA) Bangassou: Mme LIBERG
    Pour les chefs de groupes et de quartiers: BABROU Dieudonne
    Pour la plateforme des confessions religieuses de Bangassou: KONDAKOUA-BE Rodolphe
    Pour les fonctionnaires: Mr GUIARA Linferge
    Pour les députés de Mbomou: NDAGUIAMA Paul
    Pour les humanitaires: MODI-NZOULE Perrin
    Pour la MINUSCA Bangassou: [illegible]
    Pour la jeunesse: MISSET Fred
    Pour les opérateurs économiques: DIARRA Philippe
    Pour la societe civile: KOTALIMBORA Jose-Christian
  • Third parties
    Dialogue organised by the Monitoring Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement
  • Description
    A short multi-parties agreements that addresses demands from the displaced population of a small seminary site in Bangassou; provides additional provisions to the Bangassou Peace Accord signed on April 09, 2018: Road reopening; Repatriation of mercenaries; Increased access to health and education; Reconstruction and rehabilitation of the homes of refugees and IDPs; Implementation of a criminal justice system; Promotion of Traditional leadership; Creation of a culture of peace; Facilitation of the free movement of all communities around the IDP site; Advocacy for job creation; Demilitarisation and cessation of hostilities; Fair distribution of medical kits; Aid the monitoring committee with financial and material means; Foster social cohesion, cohabitation and reconciliation.

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Formal structured process
  • Rationale
    This agreement resulted from a dialogue organised by the Monitoring Committee of the Bangassou Peace and Reconciliation Agreement of 9 April 2018. The document is part of a series of communications of the committee in the context of the local peace process for Bangassou and parts of the Mbomou prefecture.
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    No
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    Neither the agreement text nor limited background research suggests a link to the national-level peace process.
  • Name of Locale
    City of Bangassou and the Mbomou prefecture
  • Nature Of Locale
    Region
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    4.735668, 22.818740
  • Participant type
    Local state actor
    Local armed group
    International or transnational actor
    Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
    Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations
    Regional state actor
  • Mediator, facilitator or similar
    Mediator or similar referred to
    Mediator (references)
    Facilitator: Monitoring Committee of the Bangassou Peace and Reconciliation Agreement
    Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
    Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations

Local issues

  • Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)

    No specific mention.

  • Grievance List
    Page 1, We, participants in the inclusive Dialogue of 04 and 05 June 2018, organized by the Monitoring Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in the conference room of the City Council of Bangassou, at the request of the displaced persons of the site, held to address one point that had not been taken into account by the previous Dialogue, recommend:
  • Cattle rustling/banditry

    No specific mention.

  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

POPULATION OF BANGASSOU

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

UNITÉ-DIGNITÉ-TRAVAIL

Bangassou, June 05, 2018

RECOMMENDATIONS

We, participants in the inclusive Dialogue of 04 and 05 June 2018, organized by the Monitoring Committee of the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in the conference room of the City Council of Bangassou, at the request of the displaced persons of the site, held to address one point that had not been taken into account by the previous Dialogue, recommend:

1 TO THE GOVERNMENT:

-The opening of the Bambari-Bangassou road to Haute-Mbomou, including the roads in all Mbomou sub-prefectures

(Nzako-Bakouma-Bangassou axis, Pombolo-Gambo-Bangassou axis and Zemio

- Rafaï-Bangassou axis),

- The repatriation of the mercenaries who are in Bangassou,

-The strengthening and increased accessibility of the education and health system to all communities without

exception,

- The construction and rehabilitation of the homes of refugees and displaced persons (victims) so that they may

return to their homes with dignity and safety,

- The implementation of a criminal justice system with the opening of Bangassou prison,

- The disarmament of self-defense groups and weapon holders at the site of the small seminary,

- The promotion of traditional leadership.

2 TO MINUSCA:

- Advocacy for job creation for young people and unemployed adults,

- Impartiality in its actions,

- The training of authorities, economic operators, youth and women in creating a culture of peace and in the prevention and management of rumors,

- To support communities in local initiatives,

- To facilitate the free movement of all communities around the IDP site of the Saint Louis Small Seminary in Bangassou,

- To establish checkpoints in all sub-prefectures of Mbomou,

- To deploy FSIs to the checkpoint at the site of the displaced persons of the small seminary

3 TO THE AUTODEFENSE GROUPS AND ARMED IDPs OF THE SMALL SEMINARY:

- To make Bangassou a city without weapons or gunshots, following in the steps of other prefectures

- The immediate cessation of the sound of weapons,

- The cessation of hostilities, destruction of houses, public, and private property.

4 TO AID WORKERS:

- The fair and impartial distribution of medical kits to all,

- The repair of destroyed houses and support for vulnerable people by integrating them into their environment,

- To facilitate and support the return of displaced persons and refugees.

5 TO THE RELIGIOUS PLATFORM:

- To encourage a culture of peace to all communities,

- To aid the monitoring committee with financial and material means.

6 TO THE MEDIA:

- To aid the process of social cohesion, cohabitation, and reconciliation through Mbari radio.

In view of all these recommendations, additional to those of April 09, 2018, we commit ourselves to respecting

them, to enforcing them, and to saying:

NEVER AGAIN, NEVER AGAIN, NEVER AGAIN.

Done at Bangassou on 05 June 2018

Signatory parties:

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The Prefect of Mbomou:

Richard NOUIDEMONA [signature]

The Sub-Prefect of Bangassou:

Richard NOUIDEMONA [signature]

The Mayor of Bangassou City:

Theophile DEMBA [signature]

For autodefense groups:

LINET Roger [signature]

For the displaced people of the Saint Louis small seminary site in Bangassou:

HAMAMAT Abdoulaye

[signature]

For the Central African Women Organization (OFCA) Bangassou:

Mme LIBERG [signature]

For group and neighborhood leaders:

BABROU Dieudonne [signature]

For the Bangassou religious platform:

KONDAKOUA-BE Rodolphe [signature]

For the officials:

Mr GUIARA Linferge [signature]

For Mbomou deputies:

NDAGUIAMA Paul [signature]

For aid workers:

MODI-NZOULE Perrin [signature]

For Bangassou MINUSCA:

[illegible] [signature]

For the youth:

MISSET Fred [signature]

For economic operator:

DIARRA Philippe [signature]

[handwritten addition] For the civil society:

KOTALIMBORA Jose-Christian [signature]