The Peace Declaration was part of a series of unilateral pre-negotiation documents exchanged between multiple Nigerian communities. It appeared alongside the Fulani Declaration of Intent and a position paper submitted by the Hausa community.
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The Acts of Engagement on South Kivu and on North Kivu contain the exact same wording. The Acts provided for the establishment of a Joint Technical Peace and Security Commission by the Government and the international facilitators of the agreement, towards restoration of State authority, including the police, administration and justice, as well as integration...
The Joint Communique establishes a Joint Commission to implement the ruling of 10 October of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), through demarcating the land boundary between the two countries and making recommendations on inter alia confidence building through regular meetings at various levels, developing joint economic ventures and cross-border cooperation.
The Parties to the Sirte Agreement affirmed the security and integrity of the political borders of all states and agreed to cease hostilities to pave the way for dialogue and peaceful resolution. The Parties further agreed to deployment of neutral African peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and reaffirmed the need to...
In the 2002 Agreement, the Parties agreed to put in place a mechanism for the normalisation of the security situation along their common border. The Agreement further provided for repatriation of ex-FAR and Interahamwe forces. In the Nairobi Communiqué, the Parties reiterated that the ex-FAR/Interahamwe constitute a major threat to peace and security of Rwanda,...
In the Luanda Agreement the Parties agreed to put in place a Joint Pacification Committee on Ituri consisting of the Parties, the political, military, economic and social forces active in the Bunia area, and the inhabitant grassroots communities. The Parties further agreed to cooperate in the areas of defence and security, including training and coordinated...
The Declaration confirms as Principles national reconciliation and a new political order as the basis for rebuilding a DRC where the people are united, reconciled and free of tribalism, regionalism, ethnicism and all forms of hatred, and for the promotion of an environment for lasting peace. It provides for the inclusion of the political opposition...
These agreements together aim to promote sustainable peace and security in the Great Lakes region. The Preamble to the Pact on Security, Stability and Development reaffirms the “individual and collective determination to transform the Great Lakes Region into a space of durable peace and security, of political and social stability, and of economic growth and...
The crisis of armed banditry and other violations in the North West of Nigeria should be addressed with traditional justice mechanisms within the framework of transitional justice, writes Idris Mohammed.
The Central African Republic (CAR) gained its independence from France in August 1960. Since then, the country has experienced many years of, arguably, Africa’s most complex, enduring and, perhaps, devastating conflict. The years of instability in the country have been characterised by coups, civil wars and interference by international actors.