Nuer – Dinka Loki Accord

Country/entity

South Sudan

Region

Africa (excl MENA)

Agreement name

Nuer – Dinka Loki Accord

Date

10 Jun 1998

Agreement status

Multiparty signed/agreed

Interim arrangement

Yes

Agreement/conflict level

Intrastate/local conflict

Stage

Framework/substantive - partial

Conflict nature

Inter-group

Peace process

South Sudan: Pre-secession Local Peace Processes

Parties

CHIEFS:
- Kulong Maniel Wol, Rumbek County
- Dut Malual Arop, Akon
- Bony Dual Uber, Ayod
- Marek Garluak, Leer
- Nyuong Duothiai, Nyal
- William Riel Kong, Ganyliel
- Mabeny Kamic, Uror
- Gatkuak Tuak Thao Kuony, Waat

CHURCH LEADERS:
- Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Garang, ECS Bor Diocese
- Rev. Matthew Mathiang Deang, PCS
- Fr. Raphael Riak, RCC Rumbek Diocese
- The Very Rev. Abraham Mayom Athian, Archdeacon, ECS Rumbek Diocese
- The Very Rev. Daniel Dau, Archdeacon ECS Bor
- Rev. Ayai Lony, Sudan Interior Church, Melin
- Rev. David Kuei Wichok, PCOS, Waat
- Rev. John Macar Thon, [illegible] ECS Bor
- Rev. George Riak Kuethpek, PCOS, Leer
- Rev. Peter [illegible] Rumbek Parish
- Justin Makuac M. Dau, RCC Rumbek Diocese

Third parties

Technical adviser:
- Telar Deng, South Sudan Law Society

Description

Chiefs and church leaders from the Nuer and Dinka communities of South Sudan had a series of meetings, facilitated by the New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC), in Lokichogio, Kenya. The leaders vowed to work towards peace and committed to the organisation of further peace conferences.

Agreement document

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Local agreement properties

Process type

Formal structured process

Rationale

This agreement is part of a wider process facilitated by the New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC) that led to the signing of other accords prior to and after this agreement.

Is there a documented link to a national peace process?

No

Link to national process: articulated rationale

This agreement is not technically linked to the national process between the government in Khartoum and South Sudanese opposition forces. It is worth noting, however, that like the Wunlit Dinka Nuer Covenant before it, this agreement was supported by some high level South Sudanese political leaders, which is said to have helped create a peace movement in southern Sudan and to have fostered ‘Southern unity.’

Name of Locale

Border areas of Bahr el Ghazal and Western Upper Nile

Nature of Locale

Region

GPS Lat/Long (DD)

7.829816, 29.686848

Participant type

Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder
Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisations

Mediator, facilitator or similar

Mediator or similar referred to

Mediator (references)

Mediator: New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC)

Type of mediator/facilitator/similar

Domestic religious organisation/leader or other elder

Local issues

Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)

No specific mention.

Grievance List

No specific mention.

Cattle rustling/banditry

No specific mention.

Social cover

No specific mention.