Accord de la Paix Locale

• Country/entity

  Central African Republic
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Accord de la Paix Locale
• Date

  15 Oct 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

  UPC [signature not legibile]
  Autodefense Groups [signature not legibile]
• Third parties

  Witnesses [signatures not legibile]
• Description

  A short local agreement between the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UCP) and autodefense groups in the Basse-Lotto area aimed at stopping the fighting between the groups. Agreement provides mostly rhetorical provisions on respecting the resolution of the state authorities, free movement of people and goods, easing congestions, and human rights, among others.

• Agreement document

  CF_181015_Accord_de_la_Paix_Locale_tr.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  CF_181015_Accord_de_la_Paix_Locale.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  
• Rationale

  This agreement appears to have been signed with the support of the 'Committee of Actors for Peace in Basse-Kotto' (CAPBK). The agreement references initiatives that were part of the local peace process, including meetings and a previous verbal peace agreement.
• 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

  Basse-Lotto
• Nature Of Locale

  Region
• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  4.325363, 21.177825
• Participant type

  Local armed group
  
• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  No mention of mediator or similar

Local issues

Committee of Actors for Peace in Basse-Kotto (CAPBK)

Central African Republic

Unité-Dignité-Travail

Local Peace Agreement

Enter the below parties:

UPC on one side and the autodefense groups on the other

- Unit for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC)

- Autodefense groups

Following the crisis in 2017 between the armed UPC and autodefense groups that weakened the whole of the Basse-Lotto area, and especially Mobaye.

- Considering the effort made by each other which led to the meeting between the two armed groups and the population, and put an end to the crisis on 1 and 05 December 2017 through a verbal peace agreement

- Following the awareness-raising meeting organized in the center of Mobaye on October 7, 2018 in the presence of local authorities and all parties

- Considering the meeting between all the local political and administrative leaders, the religious leaders, the NGOs, the two armed groups, the women and young people organizations, held 15 September 2018 at the ELIM church in the center of Mobaye, as part of the peace process.

These parties undertake to respect the following resolutions

1- Respect the resolution of the State authorities;

2- Stopping once and for all any fighting in Mobaye and subsequently in Basse-Kotto;

3- Ensure the free movement of people and goods within the Prefecture;

4- Help ease congestion of human travel routes, using roads, rivers and air transport.

5- Ensure strict respect for human rights;

6- Facilitate the following kinds of activities:

humanitarian, health, educational, religious, commercial, agro-pastoral etc.

7- Adhere to the DDRR process and the CR

Done at Mobaye on October 15th, 2018

Signatory parties