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Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), 9 January 2005

PROVISION RELATING TO DETAILS OF PROVISION

1) Armed Forces

The North and South are to maintain separate armed forces. There is to be the withdrawal of 91,000 government troops from the South within 2 and a half years. The SPLA has 8 months to withdraw its forces from the North. The Naivasha Protocol that forms part of the CPA outlines the details of integration: it allows for integra ted units of 21,000 soldiers (of which half will be government and half SPLA) to be formed during the 6 year interim period. They are to be deployed to sensitive areas such as the 3 dispu ted areas. These units will be commonly stationed but maintain separate command and control structures. If, after the interim period the South decides not to secede, both sides will unify into a 39,000 strong force.

2) Autonomy

The South will have autonomy for 6 years to be followed by a referendum in 2011 regarding secession from the Sudan .

3) Oil wealth

To be shared on a 50:50 basis between the Khartoum Government and the SPLA.

4) Economic issues

Two separate currencies are to be used within a dual banking system. The North will retain the Sudanese Pound while the South will opt for the Sudanese Dinar. Essentially, the dual banking system means that banks will be commonly stationed with two different windows for service.

5) Administration

Positions in the central, transitional government are to be split 70:30 in favour of the government, and 55:45 in favour of the government in the contentious areas of Abyei, the Blue Nile State and the Nuba Mountains . Bashir’s position as Head of State is entrenched and Garang is to serve as Vice-President. A government of national unity is to be formed.

6) Islamic Law

Shari’a is to remain applicable in the North and parts of the constitution are to be rewritten so that Shari’a does not apply to any non-Muslims throughout the Sudan . The status of Shari’a in Khartoum is to be decided by an elec ted assembly.

7) Other

Each territory is to use its own flags. The North will maintain use of the current Sudanese flag and the South is to introduce its own flag.