ICGLR JOURNALIST AWARD 2025
Thank You!The ICGLR Secretariat sincerely thanks all journalists who submitted their entries for the ICGLR Journalist Award.
Submissions are now under review by the Jury.
News and Events
THE ICGLR SECRETARIAT CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT FAUSTIN-ARCHANGE TOUADÉRA ON HIS REELECTION
Bujumbura – 23 January 2026. The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) warmly congratulates His Excellency Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic,...
THE ICGLR SECRETARIAT CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI ON HIS REELECTION
Bujumbura – 22nd January 2026. The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) extends its sincere congratulations to His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic...
Press Statement
Livingstone, Zambia – January 13, 2026 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) held an Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of Defence on 10th January 2026,...
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
Livingstone, Zambia. 07th January 2026 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) will hold an Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of Defence on 10 January 2026...
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The Summit held in Nairobi in 2007 established the Regional Follow-up Mechanism to facilitate the implementation of the Pact. These include the Summit of Heads of State and Government, the Regional Inter-Ministerial Committee, the Conference Secretariat, the National Coordination Mechanisms, the Collaborative Mechanism, and other specific structures or forums, as appropriate, to ensure the implementation of the Pact.
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