Dakar Accord

An agreement between the heads of various groups prior to internal elections.

[1] The Dakar accord is a peace agreement between Chad and Sudan that was released to the public on 9 August 2006.

The Accord, which came only weeks after the N'Djamena Agreement, signed on 26 July 2006, and a few months after the Tripoli Accord, signed on 8 February 2006, aimed to normalize ties and effectively end fighting between the Government of Chad, the Government of Sudan, the paramilitary Janjaweed, the UFDC rebel alliance, and other anti-Déby rebel groups.

After visiting the Sudanese capital Khartoum from 3 – 6 August 2006, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said he hoped "the Dakar accord establishes a definitive peace between Chad and Sudan as well as in the region.

"[2] On 8 August, both nations announced they will immediately reopen their embassies in the two countries.