Accord de Paix de Bangassou

  • Country/entity
    Central African Republic
  • Region
    Africa (excl MENA)
  • Agreement name
    Accord de Paix de Bangassou
  • Date
    9 Apr 2018
  • Agreement status
    Multiparty signed/agreed
  • Interim arrangement
    Yes
  • Agreement/conflict level
    Intrastate/local conflict ( Central African Republic Conflicts (1996 - ) )
  • Stage
    Framework/substantive - comprehensive
  • Conflict nature
    Inter-group
  • Peace process
    CAR: Local Processes
  • Parties
    1. For young people: Misset Fred 

    2. For self-defense groups: Linet Roger 

    3. For the Organization of Central African Women (OFCA): Libengue Louise 

    4. For the heads of districts and villages: Abourou Dieudonne

    5. For those displaced from the Saint Louis site in Bangassou: Mahamat Abdoulaye 

    6. For the Platform of Religious Confessions of the Central African Republic

    (PCRC) Bangassou: Abbe Modoue Martin 

    7. For the economic operators of Bangassou: [illegible ] Diarra Phili 

    8. For Civil Servants: Doungoua Jean Jacques 

    9. For the deputies: Ndaguiama Paul 

    10.For humanitarian aid workers: Gbeti Crepin 

    11.The mayor of the town: Demba Theophile 

    12.The Prefect of Mbomou: Nouidemona Richard
  • Third parties
    Page 3:
    13. head of office of MINUSCA: Rosevel Pierre Louis
  • Description
    This agreement lists the recommendations that the signing parties are to implement. In particular, the armed groups are asked to maintain a ceasefire and allow for free flow of people and goods, while MINUSCA, religious organisations, and humanitarians are to assist in maintaining security, work on community violence reduction programmes and support for local populations.

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    Informal but persistent process
  • Rationale
    There are multiple recorded agreements that relate to Bangassou and the nearby areas; there is also a clearly persistent practice of agreement-making, particularly involving support from MINUSCA. However, these are not agreements that stem for a formal and structured process.
  • Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
    No
  • Link to national process: articulated rationale
    The agreement does not refer to any national-level agreement, and while it does pose recommendations to the CAR government, it does not link to the national-level process.
  • Name of Locale
    Bangassou
  • Nature Of Locale
    City
  • GPS Lat/Long (DD)
    4.740358, 22.823945
  • 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)
    Agreement is signed by MINUSCA representative Page 3: 13. head of office of MINUSCA: Rosevel Pierre Louis
    Type of mediator/facilitator/similar
    Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations International or transnational actor

Local issues

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

    No specific mention.

  • Grievance List

    No specific mention.

  • Cattle rustling/banditry

    No specific mention.

  • Social cover

    No specific mention.

Central African Republic Bangassou, April 09, 2018

Unity - Dignity - Work

RECOMMENDATIONS

We, participants in the meeting of entities of the city of Bangassou, held from 07 to 08 April 2018, in the meeting room of the municipality of Bangassou, recommend:

1. TO THE GOVERNMENT:

Disarmament of all armed groups (self-defense and those of the displaced persons site of the minor Saint Louis seminary).

Restoration of state authority.

Reopening of the Bambari-Bangassou corridor

Redeployment of the Central African armed forces (FACA) in Bangassou

Increasing the number of internal security forces (FSI)

Strengthening of the education and health system.

Granting of credits to economic operators in Bangassou for their outstanding debts

Redeployment and strengthening of the judiciary system

Dismantling of illegal barriers in Mbomou and on the Bambari-Bangassou axis

2. TO MINUSCA:

Neutrality in their activities

Creation of jobs for young people

Training of young people and women in the culture of peace

Securing Mbomou

Sensitization of the population on the role of MINUSCA

Establishment of checkpoints together with the local authorities

Establishment of a community violence reduction (CVR) program

3. TO THE ARMED GROUPS:

Free movement of humanitarian workers

Immediate cessation of hostilities

Opening of the humanitarian corridor (the market on the small seminar site)

Free movement of goods and people

Acceptance of the community violence reduction (CVR) program

Dismantling of illegal barriers in Bangassou and outskirts

4. FOR THE PLATFORM OF RELIGIOUS CONFESSIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA (PCRC):

Psychosocial support for victims of the crisis in Bangassou

Training of young people and adults on conflict management and prevention

5. TO HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS:

Support community initiatives

Local staff recruitment

Sensitization of the population on the importance of Humanitarian Aid

Given these recommendations, we undertake to respect them and to say:

NEVER AGAIN.

Done in Bangassou on April 09, 2018

1. For young people:

Misset Fred

For self-defense groups:

Linet Roger

For the Organization of Central African Women (OFCA): Libengue Louise

For the heads of districts and villages:

Abourou Dieudonne

For those displaced from the Saint Louis site in Bangassou:

Mahamat Abdoulaye

For the Platform of Religious Confessions of the Central African Republic

(PCRC) Bangassou:

Abbe Modoue Martin

For the economic operators of Bangassou:

[illegible ] Diarra Phili

For Civil Servants:

Doungoua Jean Jacques

For the deputies:

Ndaguiama Paul

10.For humanitarian aid workers:

Gbeti Crepin

11.The mayor of the town:

Demba Theophile

12.The Prefect of Mbomou:

Nouidemona Richard

13. head of office of MINUSCA:

Rosevel Pierre Louis (observer?

of the process?)

List of members of the monitoring committee

1. Youth:

MISSET Fred

2. Self-defense:

LINET Roger

3. Bangassou Central African Women's Organization:

4.

LIBENGUE Louise

5. Heads of districts:

ABOUROU Dieudonne

6. Humanitarian aid workers:

GBETI Strainer

7. Site of the displaced:

MAHAMAT Abdoulaye

8. Platform:

Abbe MODOUE Martin

9. Economic operators:

Sylvain BIZOE

10.Officials:

DOUNGOUA Jean Jacques

11.Honorable Members:

NDAGUIAMA Paul

12.Mayor:

DEMBA Théophile

13.Interim prefect:

NOUIDEMONA Richard

14.MlNUSCA:

ROSEVEL Pierre Louis