Additional Agreement on the Reconciliation between the Daoussahaq and Peuhls Communities relating to the peaceful use of natural resources along the Mali-Niger border

• Country/entity

  Mali
  Niger
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Additional Agreement on the Reconciliation between the Daoussahaq and Peuhls Communities relating to the peaceful use of natural resources along the Mali-Niger border
• Date

  7 Nov 2016
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ( Mali: Dogon-Fulani and other local conflicts (2015 -) )
• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation
• Conflict nature

  Inter-group
• Peace process

  Mali Local Processes
• Parties

  Peulh communities of Niger
  Pour la communaute Daoussahaq du Menaka (signature)
  Pour la communaute Daoussahaq de Anderamboukane (signature)
• Third parties

  Pour les communautes temoins (signatures)
• Description

  This is an additional agreement that is supplemental to the Agreement between the Dawsahak community in Takatayt (Mali) and Peulh community in Niger on the peaceful exploitation of natural resources. It brings in the Daoussahaq communities of Ménaka and Andéramboukane as parties to that agreement.

• Agreement document

  ML_NE_161107 Additional Agreement on the Reconciliation between the Daossahaq and Peuhls communities.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  ML_NE_161107 Additional Agreement on the Reconciliation between the Daossahaq and Peuhls communities_fr.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Formal structured process
  
• Rationale

  This agreement was the result of a mediation process facilitated by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, and brings additional communities into the 2016 Agreement between the Daoussahaq community in Talatayt (Mali) and Peulh community in Niger on the peaceful exploitation of natural resources.
• Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

  No
• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  The agreement was negotiated outside of the national-level peace process as it deals with local conflict in central Mali. The parties to this agreement are not part of the national-level peace negotiation framework.
• Name of Locale

  Ménaka and Andéramboukane
• Nature Of Locale

  Region
• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  15.721469, 2.685123
• Participant type

  Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations
  
• Mediator, facilitator or similar

  Mediator or similar referred to
  Mediator (references)

  Not referenced in the agreement, however, secondary reporting states that the agreement was facilitated by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.
  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  International or transnational actor

Local issues

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT ON THE RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE DAOSSAHAQ AND PEUHLS COMMUNITIES RELATING TO THE PEACEFUL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALONG THE MALI-NIGER BORDER

- Referring to the end of hostilities agreement signed between the Peulh communities of Niger and Daoussahaq of Mali, on December 23, 2015 in Bamako

- Referring to the content of the Agreement for Peace and National Reconciliation, Signed between the Government of the Republic of Mali and the armed groups in northern Mali, May 15 and June 20, 2015;

- Referring to the agreement signed on May 13, 2016, between the Daoussahaq communities of Taltayt / MaIi and the Peulhs of Niger facilitated by the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue "HD Mali" and under the high presidency of the Governor of Tillabery (Mr Zourkalaini Maiga) and the Governor of Ménaka (Mr. Daouda Maiga)

- Considering that, because of their importance in the implementation of the said agreement, it is necessary that the Daoussahaq communities of Ménaka and Andéramboukane become parties to the agreement signed in Tillabéry on May 13, 2016

The parties have agreed as follows:

Article 1:

The Daoussahaq communities of Ménaka and Andéramboukane become, from the date of signature of this additional agreement, parties to the agreement between the Daoussahaq communities of Talatayt and Peulhs relating to the peaceful use of natural resources along the Mali-Niger border, signed on May 13, 2016 in Tillabéry in Niger

Article 2:

The Daoussahaq communities of Ménaka and Andéramboukane recognize and accept the content of the agreement signed on May 13 in Tillabéry and commit to implementing it in full.

Article 3:

This additional agreement will be an integral part of the agreement signed in Tillabéry on May 13, 2016 between the Daoussahaq communities of Talatayt / Mali and Peulhs of Niger from its date of signature.

Article 4:

From the date of signature of the additional agreement, the global agreement will be called "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DAOUSSAHAQ AND PEULHS COMMUNITIES RELATING TO THE PEACEFUL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALONG THE MALI-NIGER BORDER"

Article 5:

This additional agreement shall enter into force from the date of signature by the parties.

Done in Banibangou on 07/11/2016

In five Original copies, in French