TITLE:
The Failure of Peace Processes: The Specific Case of the Central African Republic
AUTHORS:
Mario Azou-Passonda, Wei Hong, Zéphirin Mobogaina, Ghislain Gervil Kossingou, Serge Kevin Gildas Soule Baoro
KEYWORDS:
Peace Process, Agreements, Failure, Sharing Power, Central African Republic
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.9 No.3,
June
3,
2019
ABSTRACT: The peace process, resulting from a peace agreement, is a series of
actions whose achievement aims to provide a definitive solution to an armed
conflict. This process is established over a long period of time, hence the
importance of support from UN agencies. The lack of implementation of the
actions advocated in this process can plunge the country into crisis. This
crisis can intensify and lead to a chaotic situation, as in the case of the
Central African Republic (CAR). We analyze the failure of 13 peace agreements
signed in the context of the conflict in CAR between 1997 and February 2019. We
see that the lack of reasonable sharing of power with the opposition (political
and military) in these peace processes is a determining factor in the failure
of this process. The reluctance to share power is motivated by the sharing of
the cake between clans and parliamentary coalition acquired for the benefit of
regimes. Also, the regimes have little interest, purposely for institutional
reforms, the final disengagement of armed militias and the establishment of
justice to prosecute the perpetrators of
human rights violations and international crimes. This study has an
implication for CAR seen around the world as the champion of peace processes
and peacekeeping missions.