Determined to end the cycles of conflict and violence that had characterized Africa’s Great Lakes region, particularly the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 11 countries of the region, including Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the DRC, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia signed, on 24 February 2013, the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region. They were later joined by two other countries, Kenya and Sudan, which signed the peace deal on 31 January 2014. The Framework outlines commitments at the national, regional and international levels, to consolidate peace and security in eastern DRC and promote cooperation between the Governments of the region.
The PSC Framework provides for two Governance structures, namely the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) and the Technical Support Committee (TSC). The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) are the co-chairs for the PSC Framework governance mechanisms. The Guarantors of the PSC Framework are the AU, UN, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
The ROM is the main oversight body under the PSC Framework. It meets once a year at Head of State and Government level to review progress on the implementation of the national and regional commitments of the signatory countries. The first high-level meeting of the ROM took place at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa on 26 May 2013.
Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement
Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement
Addendum to the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement
Regional Oversight Mechanism meetings
Communique of the 11th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Communique of the 10th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Communique of the 9th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF
Communique of the 8th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF
Communique of the 7th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF
Communique of the 6th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Communiqué of the 5th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Communique of the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Communique of the 3rd High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Communique of the 2nd High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Communique of the 1st High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the PSCF (en)
Declarations - Summits of Great Lakes region Heads of State and Government
Déclaration - 6è sommet ordinaire des Chefs d'Etat et de Gouvernement, Luanda, 14 juin 2016 (fr)
Declaration - 5th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government, Luanda, 15 January 2014 (en)
Déclaration - 5è sommet ordinaire des Chefs d'Etat et de Gouvernement, Luanda, 15 janvier 2014 (fr)
Outcome documents - Great Lakes region Ministerial meetings
Outcome document of the First Ministerial Retreat on the PSCF, Nairobi, 27 July 2015 (en)
Document final de la Retraite ministerielle sur l'Accord-cadre, Nairobi, 27 juillet 2015 (fr)
Meetings of PSCF Guarantors
Communiqué of the 2nd Guarantors meeting, Johannesburg, 13 June 2015 (en)
Communiqué de la 2è réunion des Garants de l'Accord-cadre, Johannesburg, 13 juin 2015 (fr)
Communiqué of the 1st Guarantors meeting, Addis Ababa, 1st December 2014 (en)
Communiqué de la 1ère réunion des Garants de l'Accord-cadre, Addis Abéba, 1er décembre 2014 (fr)
Other useful documents
First Progress Report on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement (en)