May 22, 2026
UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo | UN News
As health authorities in both the DRC and Uganda respond to the…
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ICGLR · CIRGL
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
UN CERTIFIED
UNITED NATIONS CERTIFIED · PEACE & SECURITY
For Peace, Security, Stability & Development
The 9th Ordinary Meeting of the ICGLR Regional Interministerial Committee (RIMC), Kinshasa, November 2025.
News and Events
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May 22, 2026
Ituri: MONUSCO equips 4 radio stations with solar energy and broadcasting equipment | MONUSCO
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the…
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May 22, 2026
Giving early childhood education the final push | UNESCO
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August 11, 2025
MONUSCO awards medals to honor the dedication of Its correctional officers
Twenty-two officers from MONUSCO’s Correctional Administration Support Unit, including thirteen women, were…
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Member States
Co-opted States
Angola
João Lourenço
President
Burundi
Évariste Ndayishimiye
President
Central African Republic
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
President
Republic of the Congo
Denis Sassou Nguesso
President
DR Congo
Félix Tshisekedi
President (Chair)
Kenya
William Ruto
President
Rwanda
Paul Kagame
President
South Sudan
Salva Kiir Mayardit
President
Sudan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Chairman
Tanzania
Samia Suluhu Hassan
President
Uganda
Yoweri Museveni
President
Zambia
Hakainde Hichilema
PresidentICGLR Leadership
Félix Tshisekedi
DR Congo
João Lourenço
Angola
Évariste Ndayishimiye
Burundi
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Central African Republic
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Republic of Congo
William Ruto
Kenya
Paul Kagame
Rwanda
Salva Kiir Mayardit
South Sudan
Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzania
Yoweri Museveni
Uganda
Hakainde Hichilema
Zambia
Programs
Economic Development & Integration
Fostering regional economic growth and connectivity.
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Humanitarian, Social & Environment
Addressing humanitarian challenges and environmental protection.
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The ICGLR Structure
The Regional Follow-up Mechanism includes the Summit, RIMC, Secretariat, and National Coordination Mechanisms.
Details of the structure →Summit of Heads of State
The Troika
Regional Interministerial Committee
Conference Secretariat