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The Parties agree to institute a monitoring, verification, and compliance mechanism for the effective implementation of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities. For this purpose, the Parties agree to establish a Joint Committee comprising a representative from each party, a representative from IGAD and chaired by the African Union through the High-Level Panel. The Joint Committee shall be assisted by a team of African Experts;
The AU, through the High-Level Panel, shall appoint a team of African experts to monitor the implementation of the permanent cessation of hostilities agreed upon under Article 3 of this Agreement. The Parties shall appoint one expert each to work with the team of African Experts;
The AU, through the High-Level Panel shall consult with the Parties regarding the terms of reference and the profile of the Experts;
The specific functions of the experts, including those with a military background, shall be agreed upon between the Parties and the AU, through the High-Level Panel;
The number of experts shall not exceed ten (10). If additional experts are needed, this shall be agreed upon with the Parties;
The duration of the mandate of the experts shall be six months from the date the experts are deployed. This period could be extended upon agreement with the Parties;
The AU, through the High-Level Panel may, in agreement with the Parties, augment the work of the experts with satellite imagery;
Whenever the team of experts finds instances of violation of the cessation of hostilities, they will inform the concerned party to take immediate measures to rectify the violation;
They will also inform the other party and Joint Committee of any communication under the preceding sub-article. If the violation is not rectified within 24 hours, the AU, through the High-Level Panel will convene the Joint Committee to resolve the problem.
Article 12 – Good Faith Implementation
The Parties undertake to implement this Agreement in good faith and to refrain from any action that undermines and/or is inconsistent with the spirit and letter of this Cessation of Hostilities;
The Parties shall promote the objectives of the Cessation of Hostilities.
Article 13 – Joint Statement and communications
The Parties shall issue a joint statement on the importance of this Agreement and their joint commitment to work towards peace and stability in the country;
The Parties commit not to make any unilateral statement, in any form, that could undermine this Agreement;
All public statements, in any form, by the Parties shall support the Agreement and prepare the ground for implementation.
Article 14 – Effective Date
This Agreement shall come into effect at 00:00 hours East Africa Time (EAT) on 3rd November 2022.
Article 15 – Amendments to this Agreement
This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the Parties, which shall be in writing and signed by the Parties.
Done at Pretoria, the Republic of South Africa on 2nd November 2022.
For the Government of the FDRE For the Tigray People’s Liberation Front
His Excellency, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson African Union Commission
His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa
His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of the Republic of Kenya (Panel Member)
Her Excellency Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa (Panel Member)
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