Lusaka, Zambia – 15 October 2026 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Zambia and under the Chairmanship of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is holding a series of high-level statutory meetings in Lusaka from 8 to 19 October 2026, culminating in the 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Interministerial Committee (RIMC) on 19 October 2026.

The meetings bring together Ministers, senior government officials, National Coordinators, security and defence officials, and representatives of the ICGLR Secretariat to deliberate on key regional priorities, including peace and security, the humanitarian situation, natural resource governance, institutional matters and regional cooperation. The series commenced on 8 October with … (Download)