Covering the period from decolonisation to 2025, this database provides an overview of peace agreements in Africa that contain components related to transitional justice.
As defined by the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP), transitional justice encompasses “the various (formal and traditional or non-formal) policy measures and institutional mechanisms that societies, through an inclusive consultative process, adopt in order to overcome past violations, divisions and inequalities and to create conditions for both security and democratic and socio-economic transformation.” This database includes truth-seeking mechanisms, accountability mechanisms following on conflict or crisis periods, and political and institutional reforms. It also includes traditional justice, reparations, socioeconomic measures and recognition and restoration of the human rights of affected and vulnerable communities.
Peace processes are an indicative element of transitional justice. According to the AUTJP, they are “concerned with bringing an end to any ongoing violence and removing the threats of further violence impacting the affected population.” Peace negotiations and agreements ideally incorporate transitional justice considerations from the outset so as to positively influence the resolution of all dimensions of the conflict. This database focuses on peace agreements involving African states and national-level political players. Peace agreements at the subnational level and among non-state actors are not included, nor are agreements that relate only to ceasefires and their implementation or humanitarian aid.
1996 Political Charter
Abyei Joint Committee Agreement
Accord and Peaceful Coexistence Document between the al-Qadhadhfa Tribe and the Awlad Sulayman Tribe
Accord of Nkomati
Addis Ababa Agreement on the Problem of South Sudan
Additional Agreement Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Niger and the Union of Armed Resistance Forces (FPLS, MUR, FAR) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara
African National Congress/Inkatha Freedom Party Agreement
Agreement among Afizere, Anaguta, Berom, Fulani, Hausa, Igbo, South-South and Yoruba Communities
Agreement between Ivorian Political Leaders
Agreement between Libya and Chad Concerning the Practical Modalities for the Implementation of the Judgment Delivered by the ICJ on 3 February 1994
Agreement between Several Armed Groups in South Kivu/North Kivu
Agreement between Sudan and Eritrea
Agreement between Sudan and Uganda
Agreement between the Federal Government of Somalia and Jubba Delegation
Agreement between the Federal Government of Somalia and Puntland State of Somalia
Agreement between the Forces for Democratic Change and Political Parties of the Opposition
Agreement between the Government of Angola and FLEC
Agreement between the Government of Angola and UNITA
Agreement between the Government of Burundi and Palipehutu–FNL
Agreement between the Government of Cameroon and the Government of Nigeria on the Bakassi Peninsula
Agreement between the Government of Cote d’Ivoire and Forces Nouvelles
Agreement between the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and MPIGO and MJP
Agreement between the Government of Sudan and NDA
Agreement between the Government of Sudan and SPLM on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area
Agreement between the Government of Sudan, SLM and JEM
Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Heads of State Supporting the Peace Process in the Great Lakes
Agreement between the Government of the DRC and the Government of Rwanda
Agreement between the Government of the DRC and the Government of Uganda
Agreement between the Government of the DRC, RCD, MLC and the Political Opposition
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and ANC
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and SSDM/A
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement to Protect Non-Combatant Civilians and Civilian Facilities from Military Attack
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uganda and LRA/M
Agreement between the President of the Somali Republic and the Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament
Agreement between the President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia
Agreement between the Somali Transitional Electoral Government and the Alliance for the Re-liberalisation of Somalia
Agreement between the State of Eritrea and the Republic of Djibouti
Agreement between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Puntland Regional State of Somalia
Agreement between the Transitional Government and CNDD–FDD
Agreement between the Uganda Government and LRA
Agreement Establishing a Final Peace between the Government of the Republic of Niger and ORA
Agreement for Lasting Peace through the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front
Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali from the Algiers Processes
Agreement of Good Will and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur
Agreement on Electoral Law in Lesotho
Agreement on Political Partnership between NCP and SPLM/N and Political and Security Arrangements in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan States
Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in Jonglei State
Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan
Agreement on the Status of Nationals of the Other State
Agreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan
Agreement to Stop the Bloodshed and Open the Door to Dialogue in the Western Region
Agreement: An Inclusive Interim Administration for the South West Regions of Somalia (Bay, Bakol and Lower Shabelle)
Agreements between the Government of Sudan and LJM
Agreements between the Government of Sudan and SPLM/A
Agreements between the Government of Sudan and the Justice and JEM
Agreements between the Government of the Republic of Rwanda and RPF
Agreements between the Government of the Republic of Uganda and UNRF II
Agreements between the Government of the Sudan and SPLM II
Agreements between the Somali Government and the Islamic Courts Union
Agreements between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and ASWJ
Agreements between ZANU–PF and the Two MDC Formations
Agreements for Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region
Areas of Agreement on the Establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity in the Republic of South Sudan
Bilateral Agreement for the Development and Strengthening of Relations between Sudan and Chad
Cairo Declaration on Somalia
Ceasefire Agreement between Algeria and France
Ceasefire Agreement in Guinea Bissau
Central Regions State Formation Agreement (Mudug and Galgadug)
Cessation of Hostilities in Somalia
CODESA Declaration of Intent
Consultation Meeting for the Libyan Political Dialogue (Hamammet Agreement)
Cooperation Agreements between Sudan and South Sudan
Darfur Peace Agreement
Declaration of Cessation of Military Hostilities
Declaration of Principles for the Resolution of the Nuba Mountains’ Problem
Declaration of Principles for the Resolution of the Sudanese Conflict in Darfur
Direct Talks between Western Sahara and Morocco
Doha Agreement for Peace and Involvement of Political-Military Movements in the Sovereign and Inclusive National Dialogue in Chad
Doha Document for Peace in Darfur
Draft Constitutional Charter for the Transitional Stage
Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement
ECOWAS Peace Plan for Sierra Leone
End of the Transition Roadmap
Eritrea-Somalia Joint Declaration on Brotherly Relations and Comprehensive Cooperation
Fashoda Peace Agreement
Framework Agreement for the Implementation of the Solemn Commitment of 1 April 2012
Framework Agreement to Resolve the Conflict in Darfur between the Government of Sudan and JEM
Framework Agreement to Resolve the Conflict in Darfur between the Government of Sudan and LJM
IGAD Declaration of Principles
Inter-Togolese Dialogue: Comprehensive Political Agreement
Inter-Togolese Dialogue: Lomé Framework Agreement
Inter-Togolese Dialogue: Memorandum of the Political Parties Signatories of the Global Political Agreement and Represented in the National Assembly
Interim Constitution
Joint Communiqué and Protocols of the Consultative Meeting of the Signatories of the Process for Ending the Transition
Joint Declaration
Joint Declaration of the President and Interim President of the Republic of Guinea
Juba Declaration on Dialogue and National Consensus
Kenyan National Dialogue and Reconciliation
Kidal Region Peace Agreements
Koka Dam Declaration
Lancaster House Agreement
Libyan Political Agreement
Mali Inclusive Peace Talks
Mekelle Memorandum of Understanding between NCP and SPLM on Post-Referendum Issues and Arrangements
Memorandum of Understanding between Rwanda and Uganda
N’djaema Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Niger and the Democratic Front for Renewal
Namibian Independence
National Dialogue between the Government of Gabon and the Opposition HCR
National Peace Accord
National Political Dialogue of the Republic of Guinea
Northern Mali Peace Agreements
Northern Mali Peace Agreements
Peace Agreement between Government of Chad and FAN, FROLINAT and Other Rebel Factions
Peace Agreement between the Government of Chad and MN
Peace Agreement between the Government of Chad and UFDD, RFC, CNT and UFDDF
Peace Agreement between the Government of DRC and CNDP
Peace Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and RUF
Peace Agreement between the Government of the Central African Republic and Political-Military Movements FDPC, UFDR and APRD
Peace Agreement between the Government of the DRC and M23
Peace Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Niger and CRA
Peace Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and RUF/SL
Peace Agreement between the Government of the Union of Comoros and the Governors of the Islands
Peace Agreement between the Uganda Government and UPDM
Peace Agreement in Central African Republic
Peace Agreements between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Peace Agreements between the Defence and Security Forces of Côte d’Ivoire and the Armed Forces of the Forces Nouvelles
Peace Agreements between the Government of Comoros and the Opposition
Peace Agreements between the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and MPCI
Peace Agreements between the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and Other Ivorian Political Forces
Peace Agreements between the Government of Liberia, LURD, MODEL and Political Parties
Peace Agreements between the Government of Mozambique and RENAMO
Peace Agreements between the Government of Senegal and MFDC
Peace Agreements between the Government of the Congo and CNR
Peace Agreements between the High Command of the Public Forces of the Republic of the Congo and Various Militia Groups
Peace Agreements in Lesotho
Peace Agreements in Liberia
Peace Agreements in Liberia II
Peace Agreements in Liberia III
Peace Agreements in Liberia IV
Peace Agreements in Liberia V
Peace and Reconciliation Agreements between the Government of Djibouti and FRUD
Peace Declaration Around Elections in Malawi
Political Accord to Resolve the Political Security Crisis in Central African Republic
Political Charter between the Sudan Government and the SPLA/M–United
Political Events between 2002 and 2009 in Madagascar
Principles for a Peaceful Settlement in South-Western Africa
Reconciliation Agreement between the Tebu and Awlad Sulayman Tribes
Reconciliation Charter between Tebu and Zway Tribes from Kufra
Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan
Roadmap Agreement
Roadmap for Return of Internally Displaced Persons and Implementation of Abyei Protocol
Somalia Peace Agreements
Sudan Peace Agreement
Talks Mediated by the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara
Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic
Uganda Peace Talks Agreement for the Restoration of Peace to the Sovereign State of the Republic of Uganda