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....
Press Release by the ICGLR Secretariat on the Escalation of the Situation in El Fasher, SudanBujumbura, Burundi, 29th October 2025 : The Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) expresses its deep concern and condemnation of the...
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,...