International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Jumuiya ya Nchi za Ukanda wa Maziwa Makuu (Swahili)
Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs (French)
Flag of International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Jumuiya ya Nchi za Ukanda wa Maziwa Makuu (Swahili)Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs (French)
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Logo of International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Jumuiya ya Nchi za Ukanda wa Maziwa Makuu (Swahili)Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs (French)
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  Member states
  Co-opted members
HeadquartersBujumbura, Burundi
TypeIntergovernmental organization
Members12 member states
7 Co-opted members
Leaders
• Chairperson
Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo
• Executive Secretary
Zambia Mubita Luwabelwa
Establishment2008
• Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region
2006
Website
icglr.org

International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), French: Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs (CIRGL), is an intergovernmental organization of African countries in the African Great Lakes region.

Membership

The organisation consists of the following members:

Co-opted members

Leaders

Chairperson

Country Name Term
Tanzania Benjamin William Mkapa 2004-2005
Tanzania Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete 2005–2006
Kenya Mwai Kibaki 2006-2009
Angola Rupiah Bwezani Banda 2010-2011
Zambia Michael Chilufya Sata 2011
Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni 2011-2013
Angola Jose Eduardo dos Santos 2013-2017
Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso 2017-2022
Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço 2020-2025
Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo 2025-present

Executive Secretaries

Country Name Term
Tanzania Liberata Mulamula 2006-2011
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ntumba Luaba 2011-2016
Kenya Zachary Muburi-Muita 2016-2020
Angola João Caholo 2020-2025
Zambia Mubita Luwabelwa 2025-present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ICGLR Profile". icglr.org. Retrieved 8 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Executive Secretary handover ceremony, 8 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

3. ICGLR Secretariat Leadership Transition December 2025.