Bujumbura, Burundi, 12th December 2025 – The Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) wishes to express its profound concern over the increasingly troubling security situation in South Kivu, particularly following the capture of...
Bujumbura, Burundi, 9th December 2025 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) expresses its condemnation of the tragic incident of 4th December 2025 in Kalogi town, Republic of the Sudan involving the rebel militia of the Rapid Support Forces...
Bujumbura, Burundi. 7th December 2025. The Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) welcomes the signing of the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda...
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) today held the official handover ceremony for the Office of the Executive Secretary, with His Excellency Ambassador João Samuel Caholo formally transferring office to His Excellency Dr. Mubita Luwabelwa....
Today, Kinshasa hosted the 9th Ordinary Meeting of the ICGLR Regional Interministerial Committee (RIMC), the executive body of the Conference. This meeting comes on the eve of the 9th Summit of Heads of State and Government, which will mark the transition of the...
The 9th Ordinary Meeting of Ministers in charge of Mines of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) ended in Kinshasa with a renewed call to strengthen the responsible governance of mineral resources, considered as an essential lever for peace...
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) held the 31st meeting of the Regional Committee against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources on 7 and 8 November 2025 in Kinshasa. The meeting was convened in accordance with Article 31 of the...
The 19th Ordinary Meeting of Ministers of Defence of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) took place today in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The meeting brought together Defence Ministers, Chiefs of Defence Forces, and Heads of...
https://youtu.be/vixGQG0uCgQ The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) held two key meetings in Kinshasa to advance the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda and reaffirm regional commitment to gender equality. The Ordinary Meeting of ICGLR...
https://youtu.be/t270dYB4IhU?si=BYrI6FW3xuF7TIow The ICGLR Audit Committee held its 27th Meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reaffirming its commitment to strengthening responsible sourcing and promoting transparency in the regional mineral trade....