The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is an inter governmental organization, which was set up in 2006 by its 12 Member States (MSs) from the Great Lakes Region with the assistance of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN)....
Bujumbura, 21 September 2025- The ICGLR Secretariat Announces the 2025 Journalist Award Celebrating Excellence in Peace and Security Reporting. On this International Peace Day, the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is...
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Bujumbura, 8th September 2025 – With heavy hearts, we at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) express our deep sorrow over the tragic landslide that struck the Mara mountains in the Darfur region of Sudan on Monday, 1st September 2025. This...
The Executive Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is deeply concerned with the recent violent attacks in Sudan, especially the tragic assault by the Rapid Support Forces Militia (RSF) in El Fasher and the Abu Shouk...
The Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), H.E. Ambassador João Samuel Caholo, paid a courtesy visit this morning to the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi,...
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – 31 July 2025 The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region is pleased to announce that the 8th Ordinary Meeting of Ministers responsible for Mines took place today in Kinshasa. The theme of this year's meeting,...
Le Secrétariat Exécutif de la Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs (CIRGL) exprime sa profonde préoccupation et sa ferme condamnation concernant les récents événements tragiques survenus dans la ville de Komanda, dans l'Est de la République...
The Executive Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) wishes to express deep concern and condemnation to the recent announcement made by the Rapid Support Forces militia (RSF) and their affiliated groups on 26th July 2025,...
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