Oath Ratification

• Country/entity

  South Sudan
  Sudan
  Southern Kordofan - Blue Nile - Abyei
  
• Region

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

  Oath Ratification
• Date

  31 Jan 2002
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/local conflict ()
• Stage

  Framework/substantive - partial
• Conflict nature

  Inter-group
• Peace process

  South Sudan: Pre-secession Local Peace Processes
• Parties

  Signed by 11 tribes leaders from both sides
• Third parties

  Brig. Abdel Rahman Hassan Omer
  Commissioner of Abbiey region
• Description

  Short local agreement in which the Dinka and Missiera tribal leaders vow to live together in reconciliation and peace, and to cooperate in rehabilitation and development of the regions, to stop hostilities, and reinstate justice.

• Agreement document

  SS_SD_020130_Oath Ratification.pdf | Download PDF

Local agreement properties

• Process type

  Informal but persistent process
  
• Rationale

  Part of a continuing series of local agreements between the Dinka and Missieri tribes, but level of formality of the process behind this agreement is unclear, and therefore suggest that this is part of an informal but persistent practice.
• Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

  No
• Link to national process: articulated rationale

  Agreement makes no clear link to national peace process.
• Name of Locale

  Mugland and Abbiey
• Nature Of Locale

  Region
• GPS Lat/Long (DD)

  9.132000, 29.719300
• Participant type

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

  Mediator or similar referred to
  Mediator (references)

  Brig. Abdel Rahman Hassan Omer Commissioner of Abbiey region
  Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

  Regional state actor

Local issues

Annex II

GOD pronounce in Qura'an:

“We have created you as male and a female and made you into Nations and Tribes, to be acquainted with one another, those worthy of GOD's honour are your most devout ones.”

Oath Ratification

We, the undersigned, representing Dinka and Missieria tribes in the regions of Muglad and Abbiey, declare that there are strong family bonds, and cordial relations between our two tribes since a very long time in history.

We have vowed to live together in reconciliation and peace, and to restore the old good relations we inherited from our ancestors.

We have also undertake to mutually cooperate in the rehabilitation and development of our regions, and to stop hostilities and reinstate justice.

Signed by 11 tribes leaders from both sides, and ratified by;

Brig.

Abdel Rahman Hassan Omer

Commissioner of Abbiey region