International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
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Member states
Co-opted members | |
| Headquarters | Bujumbura, Burundi |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Members | 12 member states 7 Co-opted members |
| Leaders | |
• Chairperson | João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço |
• Executive Secretary | João Caholo |
| Establishment | 2008 |
• Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region | 2006 |
Website icglr | |
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]
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 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 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-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-present |
See also
References
- ^ "ICGLR Profile". icglr.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ Executive Secretary handover ceremony, 8 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.