International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
African intergovernmental organization
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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.[1]
Members12 member states
7 Co-opted members
7 Co-opted members
Establishment2008
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| Headquarters | Bujumbura, Burundi |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Members | 12 member states 7 Co-opted members |
| Leaders | |
• Chairperson |  Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo |
• Executive Secretary |  Mubita Luwabelwa |
| Establishment | 2008 |
• Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region | 2006 |
Website icglr | |
Membership
The organisation consists of the following members:
Angola
Burundi
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Rwanda
Sudan
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
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[2] | 2020-2025 |
| Zambia |
Mubita Luwabelwa | 2025-present |
