 The December 2002 Global and All @-@ Inclusive Agreement devoted Chapter VII to the armed forces . It stipulated that the armed forces chief of staff , and the chiefs of the army , air force , and navy were not to come from the same warring faction . The new ' national , restructured and integrated ' army would be made up from Kabila 's government forces ( the FAC ) , the RCD , and the MLC . Also stipulated in VII ( b ) was that the RCD @-@ N , RCD @-@ ML , and the Mai @-@ Mai would become part of the new armed forces . An intermediate mechanism for physical identification of the soldiers , and their origin , date of enrolment , and unit was also called for ( VII ( c ) ) . It also provided for the creation of a Conseil Superieur de la Defense ( Superior Defence Council ) which would declare states of siege or war and give advice on security sector reform , disarmament / demobilization , and national defence policy . 
