AUC Chairperson met with Special Representative of the UNSG for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, and UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region
AUSSOM Ministerial Meeting report اتفاقية الاتحاد الأفريقي لإنهاء العنف ضد النساء والفتيات (AUCEVAWG) هي أداة قانونية شاملة تهدف إلى منع والقضاء على جميع أشكال العنف ضد ال The mandate entrusted to me on 17 January 2017...
28 JUN 2026
Angola to lead the ICGLR in the next two years
“TROCAS COMERCIAIS ENTRE ANGOLA E SÃO TOMÉ CONTINUA SEU CURSO APESAR DA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19” O embaixador de São-Tomé e Príncipe em...
28 JUN 2026Govt Maintains Ban on Export of Unprocessed Minerals :: Uganda Radionetwork
President Museveni slapped a moratorium on the export of unprocessed iron ore and other minerals in a bid to spur the growth of local industries through value addition and to create employment opportunities for...
28 JUN 2026
The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes: From coordination to lasting peace
The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes: From coordination to lasting peace Delegates pose for a photo at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)' s Extraordinary Meeting of the...
23 JUN 2026
ACCORD attends High-Level Meeting of the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region – ACCORD
On 3 – 4 June 2026, ACCORD participated in the High-Level Meeting of the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in the Great Lakes Region, in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting sought to strengthen the strategic...
10 JUN 2026Peace And Security Council 1256th Emergency Ministerial meeting held on the Recent Developments in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
COMMUNIQUÉ Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1256th Emergency Ministerial meeting held on 28 January 2025 on the Recent Developments in the Eastern Democratic Republic of...
02 JUN 2026Quadripartite Summit of the East African Community, Economic Community of Central African States, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and Southern African Development Community, Under the Auspices of the African Union
Quadripartite Summit of the East African Community, Economic Community of Central African States, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and Southern African Development Community, Under the Auspices of the...
02 JUN 2026
War in Eastern DRC : Kinshasa and Gitega display military unity against the M23 - SOS Médias Burundi
War in Eastern DRC :...
27 MAY 2026
Where it all began: Why Tanzania was always the right choice - Daily News
Where it all began: Why Tanzania was always the right choice DAR ES SALAAM: THE idea of the Great Lakes regional organisation was...
26 MAY 2026
Statement of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Statement of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) The International Contact Group (ICG) for the Great Lakes, including...
23 MAY 2026
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Statement of the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) The ICG reiterates its concerns over the continued conflict in the eastern...
23 MAY 2026
Dar to host ICGLR Women Parliamentary Conference 2026 - Daily News
Dar to host ICGLR Women Parliamentary Conference 2026 Dodoma: Approximately 200 women parliamentarians from all 12 member states...
13 MAY 2026
Can civilians fill the peacekeeping gap in eastern DRC? | ISS Africa
Can civilians fill the peacekeeping gap in eastern DRC? If formally recognised, unarmed civilian protection and community-based early warning can offer a path to sustaining stability and security amid troop withdrawals....
11 MAY 2026
Gitega : behind the rhetoric, the persistent scandal of conflict minerals in Africa's Great Lakes region - SOS Médias Burundi
ACCORD and the ICGLR-RYF Trains Young Local Peace Practitioners in the Great Lakes Region and Held a Mediation and Dialogue Facilitation – ACCORD
ACCORD, in partnership with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Youth Forum (ICGLR-RYF), convened a Mediation and Dialogue Facilitation Training in Nairobi from 30 March to 1 April 2026. The...
21 APR 2026
MONUSCO welcomes the progress made in Montreux within the framework of the Doha process - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, April 19, 2026: MONUSCO notes with appreciation the progress made in Montreux during the talks held from 13 to 18 April 2026 between representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
18 APR 2026
DR Congo, AFC/M23 agree to facilitate humanitarian access under Doha Framework - Doha News | Qatar
Qatar has played a leading mediation role between DR Congo and M23, hosting talks between both sides in an effort to end the deadly conflict. The Democratic Republic of the Congo along with the Alliance Fleuve...
18 APR 2026
DR Congo, M23 Rebels Agree on Humanitarian Access, Prisoner Release in Swiss talks
MONTREUX, Switzerland: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Alliance Fleuve...
18 APR 2026
What hope do peace talks in Geneva offer for DR Congo? | The Eastleigh Voice
Negotiators of the AFC/M23 movement and the Congolese government will meet on Tuesday, April 14, in Geneva, Switzerland, where a new round of peace talks will focus on humanitarian access in conflict-affected areas....
14 APR 2026
Integrating refugees into social protection programs can support access to jobs and skill building—helping communities move from dependency toward self-reliance and productivity.
Seventeen years. That is how long the average refugee in the Great Lakes Region (GLR - Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda) has been displaced. Not a transitional phase. Not a temporary...
02 APR 2026
Rising GBV, Regional Conflicts Undermining Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Great Lakes – Experts
Kampala — Experts have raised concern over increasing cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and persistent conflicts across the Great Lakes...
01 APR 2026
DR Congo, Burundi Journalists Shine at Maiden ICGLR Media Awards in Kampala
Three journalists from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo emerged as the...
24 MAR 2026
Journalists Urged to Promote Peace and Security in Great Lake Region
Journalists across the Great Lakes Region have been urged to play a more deliberate role in promoting peace and security through responsible and balanced reporting. The Great Lakes Region is a vast area within the East...
23 MAR 2026
Regional Update for East and Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes, and Southern Africa NGO Collective Statement - World
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S PROGRAMME 95TH STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING 24–26 MARCH 2026 Regional Update for East and Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes, and Southern Africa NGO Collective Statement – Oral...
23 MAR 2026
Burundi and DR Congo Journalists Win Inaugural ICGLR Awards - SoftPower News
KAMPALA | The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) has officially crowned the winners of its first-ever journalism awards, honouring three exceptional storytellers from Burundi and the Democratic...
22 MAR 2026Under Construction
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16 MAR 2026
UN mission, Great Lakes bloc deploy team to eastern DR Congo ahead of ceasefire monitoring
Mevlut Ozkan 24 February 2026•Update: 24 February 2026 ISTANBUL The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) have deployed a joint...
23 FEB 2026
Congo Accuses Rwanda, M23 Rebels of Fresh Attacks in North and South Kivu
KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has accused Rwanda and allied M23 rebels of...
21 FEB 2026
EU announces over €81 million in humanitarian aid as conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo pushes Great Lakes crisis to new extremes
DR Congo: MONUSCO to deploy in Uvira to monitor ceasefire | The Eastleigh Voice
The United Nations has announced plans to deploy to the city of Uvira in South Kivu Province to monitor ceasefire commitments and help stabilise the region after months of intense fighting. The body is set to deploy its...
11 FEB 2026
Monusco Chief Due in Goma to Prepare Ceasefire Monitoring
The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monusco) has announced that its Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission ad interim, Vivian van...
11 FEB 2026
DR Congo, M23 rebels sign ceasefire monitoring terms in Qatar
Serdar Dincel 03 February 2026•Update: 03 February 2026 ISTANBUL The Democratic Republic of Congo and the AFC/M23 rebel group signed an agreement on the terms of reference for monitoring their ceasefire following talks...
02 FEB 2026
Kinshasa Government, AFC-M23 Agree to Let MONUSCO into Uvira - KT PRESS
Uvira the lakeside town on Lake Tanganyika. It links to Burundi’s main city Bujumbura, about 30km away. Doha, Qatar — The Government of...
02 FEB 2026
MONUSCO to Deploy Ceasefire Monitoring Mission to Uvira
Doha: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) will deploy an initial...
02 FEB 2026
DRC, M23 and AFC sign ceasefire in Doha as tensions persist on the ground
Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement...
02 FEB 2026
Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo sign in Doha the terms of reference stemming from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Doha: The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) have signed the terms of reference stemming from the International Conference on the Great Lakes...
01 FEB 2026
Congo govt, Alliance Fleuve Congo sign key peace terms in Doha
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) have signed in Doha the terms of reference arising from the International Conference on the Great Lakes...
01 FEB 2026
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo sign in Doha the terms of reference stemming from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo sign in Doha the terms of reference stemming from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Doha, February 2 (QNA) - The...
01 FEB 2026
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Tragedy at the Luwowo Mine: Accusations between the government and the M23
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A tragedy caused by the “rampant and illegal exploitation of Congolese natural resources orchestrated by Rwanda and the M23/AFC.” This is how the Ministry of Communications and Media of the...
01 FEB 2026
Health: Uganda champions mental health integration in regional fight against SGBV
__________________ Uganda has called on countries in the Great Lakes Region to urgently integrate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) into peacebuilding and conflict response strategies, warning that...
27 JAN 2026
Rwanda to U.S. Congress: Defensive Measures Against DRC To Remain Until FDLR is Gone - KT PRESS
Rwanda’s to Washington, Mathilde Mukantabana with Rep. Chris Smith at earlier event Washington – The U.S. Congressional Foreign Affairs...
22 JAN 2026
MONUSCO’s rigid mandate hinders civilian protection in eastern DRC | ISS Africa
MONUSCO’s rigid mandate hinders civilian protection in eastern DRC Operational constraints and regional tensions prevent the UN peacekeeping mission from responding effectively to escalating violence. Published on 12...
11 JAN 2026
Zambia: Defense chiefs meet amid eastern DRC insecurity
Zambia: Defense chiefs meet amid eastern DRC insecurity January 12, 2026Zambia wrapped up a three‑day emergency meeting convened by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Livingstone to...
11 JAN 2026
Congolese Rebels Seek Clarity from Angola Over Latest Peace Initiative - KT PRESS
Goma — The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC)/M23 rebel movement has asked Angola to clarify reports of a possible new peace dialogue initiative expected to be hosted in Luanda, warning that multiple mediation tracks could...
10 JAN 2026
Zambia pledges to work tirelessly for peace in DRC
CHIEFS of Defence Forces from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region are meeting in Livingstone to try and find solutions to the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the Eastern DRC. In a...
09 JAN 2026
Rebel groups’ capture of Uvira near DR Congo-Burundi border worries regional bloc
James Kunda 09 January 2026•Update: 09 January 2026 LUSAKA, Zambia The AFC/M23 capture on Thursday of Uvira bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi has raised concerns within the International Conference...
08 JAN 2026
Defense experts meet in Zambia to discuss security situation in eastern DRC
LUSAKA | Xinhua | A meeting of defense experts from member countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)...
08 JAN 2026
News: Great Lakes observers set ahead of Uganda election
________________ The Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) has expressed measured optimism about Uganda’s preparedness for the 2026 general elections, while...
08 JAN 2026
World: Angola floats 'proposals' to end DR Congo fighting
_____________ LUANDA — Angola said Monday it had floated to President Felix Tshisekedi proposals to end the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and that the Congolese leader had found them...
05 JAN 2026
TRT Afrika - Zambia to host defence ministers meeting on DR Congo conflict
Zambia said it will host a meeting on Thursday of Great Lakes region defence ministers to address the increasingly parlous security situation in conflict-racked eastern DR Congo. In a statement on Saturday, Lusaka said...
02 JAN 2026
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Welcomes Sudan’s Peace Initiative
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Welcomes Sudan’s Peace Initiative Bujumbura, Sudanhorizon The The...
01 JAN 2026
Ministerial session on the situation in the DRC - Amani Africa
Ministerial session on the situation in the DRC Date | 27 December 2025 On Monday (29 December), the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) will convene its 1321st session at the ministerial level to...
26 DEC 2025
Kinshasa casts doubts on M23 pullout from Uvira
The Democratic Republic of Congo has cast doubt on claims that AFC/M23 rebels have withdrawn from the city of Uvira in South Kivu, deepening mistrust in a conflict that regional mediators are struggling to resolve. The...
21 DEC 2025
Addressing regional escalation in the Great Lakes Region | ISS Africa
Addressing regional escalation in the Great Lakes Region M23’s advance exposes the limits of current peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Published on 16 December 2025 in ISS Today By Bram Verelst...
15 DEC 2025
ICGLR asks Zambia to host DRC peace meeting
THE International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) has asked Zambia to host a meeting of Ministers of Defence and Chiefs of Defence Forces from member countries to discuss the deteriorating security...
12 DEC 2025
Great Lakes Region asks Zambia to host defence chiefs’ meeting on DRC security crisis.
By Prof. Lubinda Haabazoka One of the most misunderstood concepts in economics is the relationship between a country’s foreign exchange reserves and the national budget. Every time news emerges that Zambia’s foreign...
12 DEC 2025
MONUSCO welcomes the formal endorsement of the Peace Agreement and the Regional Economic Integration Framework between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, 4 December 2025: MONUSCO welcomes the formal endorsement, on 4 December in Washington, D.C., of the Peace Agreement and the Regional Economic Integration Framework by the Presidents of the Democratic Republic...
03 DEC 2025
DRC links security prospects to regional infrastructure projects
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeking to anchor regional security in shared economic prosperity by championing major cross-border infrastructure projects. As current chair of the International Conference on...
22 NOV 2025
Rwanda ‘Officially’ Implicated in DR Congo Conflict - HumAngle
Rwanda ‘Officially’ Implicated in DR Congo Conflict The Rwanda government had denied supporting the M23 fighters, but locals and authorities in the DRC have insisted that the country has been actively backing the...
17 NOV 2025
Tshisekedi Assumes ICGLR Chairmanship at 9th Ordinary Summit in Kinshasa - SoftPower News
Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi has officially taken over the chairmanship of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) during the organisation’s 9th...
17 NOV 2025
DRC’s Tshisekedi Assumes Chairmanship of ICGLR
The 9th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State & Government of the ICGLR was held on 15th November 2025 at the...
17 NOV 2025
Tshisekedi Takes Over ICGLR Leadership as Kinshasa Summit Calls for Renewed Push on Peace, Security
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken over the chairmanship of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) following the bloc’s 9th Ordinary Summit held on November...
17 NOV 2025
ICGLR congratulates Dr Samia on her presidential victory - Daily News
ICGLR congratulates Dr Samia on her presidential victory...
15 NOV 2025
Can the ICGLR reclaim its relevance in the Great Lakes Region? | ISS Africa
Can the ICGLR reclaim its relevance in the Great Lakes Region? The DRC is at the centre of the region’s security crisis; its position as ICGLR chair offers a chance to revive collective security. Published on 12...
11 NOV 2025
Great Lakes countries explore means to promote the region’s peace, security - Daily News
Great Lakes countries explore means to promote the region’s peace, security...
10 NOV 2025DRC • Kinshasa focused on regional infrastructure projects for its period as chair of the ICGLR - 11/11/2025 - Africa Intelligence
DRC Kinshasa focused on regional infrastructure projects for its period as chair of the ICGLR Headlines Related topics to this article - DRC country - Congo River Alliance organisation - East African Community...
10 NOV 2025
AFC–M23 Strongly Rejects France's Announcement on Goma Airport Reopening - KT PRESS
Corneille Nangaa speaking in Goma at a previous event The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebel movement...
30 OCT 2025
Statement by Gilles Fagninou, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, on the occasion of the Great Lakes Conference
Statement by Gilles Fagninou, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, on the occasion of the Great Lakes Conference As African leaders, international partners, and humanitarian organizations gather in...
29 OCT 2025
Rwanda and DRC: A Tale of Two Nations and One Question of Discipline - KT PRESS
Now that European mercenaries, South Africans, and Burundians have been pushed out of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) armed conflict —...
10 OCT 2025
UNHCR and Mastercard Foundation - Jobs and Employment for Forcibly Displaced Communities in the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region - Sudan
In a region where forced displacement keeps increasing and at the same time protracted and complex, the ability of refugees to access employment as early as possible is critical. Employment is more than a livelihood—it...
30 SEP 2025
Business: Uganda steps up efforts on ICGLR mineral certification, faces challenges in implementation
________________ Many artisanal and small-scale miners of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3T and G) in Uganda remain largely unaware of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Regional...
27 SEP 2025
Tanzania’s Ambassador Mwapinga strengthens parliamentary diplomacy in Brazzaville
Ambassador Dr Mwapinga first met the Speaker of the Senate, Pierre Ngolo, to thank the Republic of Congo for its long-standing support to FP-ICGLR and highlight the organisation’s role in advancing parliamentary...
06 SEP 2025
Regional pact brings hope to artisanal miners 15 years later
Regional pact brings hope to artisanal miners 15 years later L-R: The Executive Director International...
05 SEP 2025Hon. Oryem Henry Okello, meeting with H.E. Joao Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) | Africa24 TV
Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), at the Ministry Headquarters in Kampala. H.E. Caholo, who has been in Uganda since 15th August, paid a courtesy call to brief the...
26 AUG 2025
Gold laundering capital?
Uganda bets on ICGLR’s mineral certification mechanism as it battles for legitimacy in the global gold market COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE |...
17 AUG 2025
DRC and Rwanda: Safe Repatriations - USCRI
Afghanistan’s Earthquake is Man’s Disaster This week, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s mountainous Kunar...
17 AUG 2025
Translating peace into shared prosperity in the Great Lakes region
After more than three decades of conflict in eastern Congo, fuelled by over 100 armed groups, there is finally a glimmer of hope. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda recently signed a landmark peace...
07 AUG 2025
Intelligence Brief | AFC/M23 Rebel Coalition Defies U.S. and Kinshasa: No Withdrawal from Eastern Congo
Intelligence Brief | AFC/M23 Rebel Coalition Defies U.S. and Kinshasa: No Withdrawal from Eastern Congo...
28 JUL 2025
Great Lakes parliamentary forum hails DRC–Rwanda peace pact
Great Lakes parliamentary forum hails DRC–Rwanda peace pact Secretary General of Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, Dr Deo Osmund Mwapinga. PHOTO | FILE The...
05 JUL 2025
Roundup: DR Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal to end regional bloody turmoil
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace agreement in Washington on Friday to end years of armed conflict in Africa's Great Lakes region. KINSHASA/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The...
27 JUN 2025
UNHCR Operational Update - East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region (January – March 2025) - Sudan
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT By the end of March 2025, the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region hosted some 5.7 million refugees and asylum-seekers and 19 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), totalling...
04 JUN 2025
New head of Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum calls for responsible AI use and stronger regional unity
Victoria Falls. In a stirring address that underscored the importance of solidarity, innovation and regional cooperation, the newly appointed Secretary General of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference...
02 JUN 2025
African solutions have not solved the Great Lakes problems | ISS Africa
African solutions have not solved the Great Lakes problems Ineffective African interventions in the region have opened the door to more assertive external actors. Published on 13 May 2025 in ISS Today By Paul-Simon...
12 MAY 2025
Challenges facing the latest truce between Kinshasa and M23 | ISS Africa
Challenges facing the latest truce between Kinshasa and M23 Dynamics on the ground in eastern DRC and the country’s capital will test Qatar’s mediation efforts. Published on 25 April 2025 in ISS Today By Bram Verelst...
24 APR 2025
Nairobi hosts high-level ICGLR talks on resource governance
Kirui emphasised that the significance of the Audit Committee Meeting extends beyond technical matters such as accrediting audit firms or reviewing compliance reports....
23 APR 2025
The Great Lakes region has an 'illegal minerals' problem
Attracting ‘proper’ mining companies could bring peace, say experts COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Barrick Gold Corporation was until 2019...
20 APR 2025
M23 March Threatens Expanded Conflict in DR Congo and Regional War in the Great Lakes
Contributor: Yale Ford Data Cutoff: January 30, at 5 p.m. To receive the weekly Africa File via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. The Africa File provides regular analysis and...
23 MAR 2025
Regional Update for East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes: Collective NGO Statement – Written Statement - Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Eastern and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region has historically witnessed large scale displacement and migration, with each country having a unique displacement profile. The ongoing conflicts in the Democaratic...
19 MAR 2025
Stabilising Eastern DRC: Strategic Options for the UN, AU and its RECs – ACCORD
Africa’s regional organisations and the United Nations (UN) have held a series of high-level summits to address the escalating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which threatens regional stability....
27 FEB 2025
Burundi Forces Flee DR Congo as Conflict Sparks Refugee Wave
Burundi has “accelerated” the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP...
20 FEB 2025
UNHCR Operational Update - East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region (October – December 2024) - Sudan
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT By the end of 2024, the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region hosted about 5.6 million refugees and asylum-seekers and 20.71 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), totalling...
19 FEB 2025
Overcoming security dilemmas in the Great Lakes region | ISS Africa
Overcoming security dilemmas in the Great Lakes region Mistrust between leaders and the region’s militaristic past make security cooperation between affected countries difficult – but essential. Published on 11 February...
10 FEB 2025
UNHCR Operational Update - East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region (April – June 2024) - Sudan
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT As of 30 June 2024, the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) region was host to 5.4 million refugees and asylum-seekers. Additionally, there were 20.8 million internally displaced...
28 AUG 2024
Supporting refugee self-reliance in East, Horn and Great Lakes of Africa: The role of data
According to last month’s Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2023, the East, Horn and Great Lakes of Africa region—or EHAGL, which includes Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan,...
09 JUL 2024
The Role of External Actors in the DRC Crisis
Signing on December 31, 2016, of a political agreement by signatories of the...
16 JUN 2024
Regional program for the improvement of mineral resources governance in the Great Lakes region – Support to the International Conference on the Great Lakes region (ICGLR) and its Member States
Regional program for the improvement of mineral resources governance in the Great Lakes region – Support to the International Conference on the Great Lakes region (ICGLR) and its Member States...
09 JUN 2024
Capacity Building of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in prevention, management, resolution and peacebuilding
Capacity Building of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in prevention, management, resolution and peacebuilding 
ICGLR Regional Committee Recommends Ways To Eliminate Illicit Mining - KT PRESS
Member States representatives at the The 28th Meeting of the ICGLR Regional Committee against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural...
28 APR 2024
Great Lakes Region Discuss Progress On Eliminating Illegal Resources Exploration - KT PRESS
Experts and Representatives of members states from ICGLR convened in Kigali. The 28th Meeting of the International Conference on the...
23 APR 2024
Great Lakes Region: Briefing and Consultations - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tomorrow morning (24 April), the Security Council will hold a briefing and consultations on the Great Lakes Region. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia will brief on the...
22 APR 2024
Al-Burhan meets executive secretary of Great Lakes organization - Radio Tamazuj
The chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Thursday, met with the Executive-Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Ambassador João Samuel Caholo...
18 APR 2024
Forced displacement in the Great Lakes region
Forced displacement in the Great Lakes region © EU_Burundi The...
29 FEB 2024
UNHCR Operational Update - East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region (October - December 2023) - Sudan
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT The East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) region was hosting 5 million refugees and asylum-seekers, by the end of December 2023. One out of every six refugees globally is hosted in...
26 FEB 2024
UNHCR East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region Regional Overview - Internally Displaced Persons (July-September 2023) - Sudan
OVERVIEW As of 30 September, the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes (EHAGL) region was hosting around 14.6 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in five countries – mainly in Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia,...
06 DEC 2023
ACCORD continues its collaboration with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region by signing a Memorandum of Understanding – ACCORD
On 1 November 2023, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) represented by Executive Secretary, Ambassador João Samuel Caholo and the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes...
19 NOV 2023
Operation SPRINGBOK: MONUSCO’s contempt for its peacekeeping mandate
On November 3, 2023, the MONUSCO-FARDC joint operation SPRINGBOK was announced in a joint press conference by Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho, the Force Commander of MONUSCO, and Guillaume Njike Kaiko, DRC Military...
11 NOV 2023
Great Lakes : the ICGLR and the UNHCR warn of the risk of statelessness of more than 100,000 refugees - SOS Médias Burundi
Great Lakes : the...
24 AUG 2023
Options for adapting the configuration of MONUSCO and the future United Nations configuration in the country beyond the current mandate of the Mission - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/574) [EN/AR/RU/ZH] - Democratic Republic of the Congo
I. Introduction 1 . The present report is submitted pursuant to resolution 2666 (2022), in which the Security Council requested the Secretary-General, once the joint review of the transition plan for the United Nations...
01 AUG 2023
ICGLR-UNHCR study finds long-term refugees at risk of statelessness in the Great Lakes region | UNHCR Africa
ICGLR-UNHCR study finds long-term refugees at risk of statelessness in the Great Lakes region ICGLR-UNHCR study finds long-term refugees at risk of statelessness in the Great Lakes region 
Keynote speech: Patrick Eba, UNHCR Deputy Director from Division of International Protection, HQ - Experts Conference on Eradication of Statelessness and Access to Legal Identity Documentation in the Great Lakes Region, 25 July 2023 - Rwanda
Introduction - Ambassador Yasir Mohammed, Deputy Executive Secretary and Senior Programs Manager of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. - Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, UNHCR Special Envoy for the...
24 JUL 2023The Rwandan Refugee Crisis: Before the Genocide: Part I - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, the Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide and the National Security Archive launched the first phase of a multiyear initiative...
20 JUL 2023
Refugees from generation to generation - Preventing statelessness by advancing durable solutions in the Great Lakes Region - Democratic Republic of the Congo
1. Summary This study investigated risks of statelessness among long-term refugees in three countries of the Great Lakes region in Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda. The study focused on...
17 JUL 2023
MONUSCO Withdrawal Could Leave Security Vacuum - Africa Defense Forum
ADF STAFF Fabrice Kighoma was dismayed last December when he heard that the United Nations renewed the mandate for its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “For me, personally, this is bad...
04 JUL 2023
ICGLR summit tasks DR Congo to speed up disarmament of armed groups
Regional leaders have asked DR Congo to accelerate the process of disarming all armed groups in the eastern part of the country as part of the essential condition for the resolution of conflict in eastern DR Congo. The...
03 JUN 2023
Prime Minister Ngirente in Angola for ICGLR summit
Prime Minister Ngirente in Angola for ICGLR summit Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday, June 2, arrived in Luanda, Angola, to attend the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the International Conference on the Great...
02 JUN 2023
SADC deployment into Eastern DRC: Implications and Opportunities – ACCORD
Events in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and most especially in the eastern regions have yet again drawn media attention with the floods that have hit the south-eastern Kalehe territory of the DRC, killing about...
30 MAY 2023
‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears
‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears After months of fighting and rising tensions across the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the region is enjoying “a fragile lull”,...
18 APR 2023
DR Congo president appoints new defense minister
Hassan Isilow and James Tasamba 24 March 2023•Update: 24 March 2023 KIGALI, Rwanda Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi appointed a new defense minister in a reshuffle announced on Friday, as the...
23 MAR 2023
Resolving political deadlock in Africa’s Great Lakes region | ISS Africa
Resolving political deadlock in Africa’s Great Lakes region The DRC, its neighbours, the AU and international community have failed to translate military victory into political success. Published on 06 February 2023 in...
05 FEB 2023
DRC Accuses Rwanda Of “Invasion” As M23 Rebels Seize Key Town
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has accused Rwanda of “no less than an invasion” as M23 rebels capture Bunagana, a key border town in the eastern region of the DRC. This step in M23’s new offensive has...
04 AUG 2022
Diplomatic Tensions Between the DRC and Rwanda – ACCORD
The diplomatic tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda once again increase the risk of conflict in eastern-DRC. These tensions are also an indication that previous agreements between the...
27 JUL 2022
What Can MONUSCO Do to Better Address the Political Economy of Conflict in DRC? - IPI Global Observatory
MONUSCO peacekeepers patrol the violence-torn Djugu territory, Ituri province, eastern DRC on March 13, 2020. More than 700 civilians have been killed in the territory since 2017. (SAMIR TOUNSI/AFP via Getty Images) The...
05 JAN 2022
Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained
Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained The announcement last week of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic is among recent positive steps in the country, the top UN official...
17 OCT 2021
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region as a peacebuilding instrument for civil society organisations – ACCORD
This policy paper examines the prospective role of civil society organisations (CSOs) within the mechanisms and structures of the...
30 SEP 2021
Preventing and Punishing Sexual Violence – ACCORD
Efforts to build lasting peace at regional level involve multiple strata of actors, institutions and processes. Regional organisations that...
30 SEP 2021
Displacement, Statelessness and Solutions: A Study on Protracted Refugee Situations in the Great Lakes - United Republic of Tanzania
OBJECTIVES - Study a select number of protracted refugee populations in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and DRC and assess their risk of statelessness arising from prolonged exile. - Develop recommendations for local...
20 JUL 2021
Regional security body broke, can’t track rebels
Regional security body broke, can’t track rebels Dialogue. Security chiefs from the...
16 SEP 2020
Better systems needed to stop illicit mineral trade
Better systems needed to stop illicit mineral trade Gold miners at the Chudja mine in north-eastern Congo. Some of the region’s minerals fund conflict. PHOTO | FILE Illegal exploitation of mineral resources continues to...
01 AUG 2020
The limits of President Tshisekedi’s Security Strategy in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Conflict and Civicness Research Blog
Since his coming to power in January 2019, restoring peace and security, particularly in the conflict-ridden...
27 APR 2020
UNHCR stepping up coronavirus prevention measures for displaced across East, Horn and Great Lakes region of Africa | UNHCR
UNHCR stepping up coronavirus prevention measures for displaced across East, Horn and Great Lakes region of Africa UNHCR stepping up coronavirus prevention measures for displaced across East, Horn and Great Lakes region...
06 APR 2020
Official position of the Congolese Government on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2020/226) - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduction The present position relates to the periodic assessment of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) which, in accordance with...
29 MAR 2020
Uganda to begin certifying conflict minerals
MINERALS Uganda has signed an agreement with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), to adopt the certification...
12 FEB 2020
Outcome document - Ministerial Conference on the Eradication of Statelessness in the Great Lakes Region (16-18 April 2019, Nairobi) - World
From 16-18 April 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya, the Government of Kenya, the Executive Secretariat of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the United High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
26 MAY 2019
Cordaid co-organises OECD session on responsible mining in DR Congo - Cordaid International
Cordaid, EurAc and BEST (Cordaid’s local partner in DR Congo) organised a parallel session as part of the 13th OECD Forum taking place in Paris from 23 to 26 April 2019. The session focuses on opportunities and...
25 APR 2019
DRC vote: Regional blocs SADC, ICGLR to meet in Brazzaville | Africanews
Democratic Republic Of Congo Two regional blocs in the southern and central African region have scheduled a meeting around the Democratic Republic of Congo’s upcoming elections. Leadership of the Southern Africa...
23 DEC 2018
N’Djamena Initiative on the Eradication of Statelessness in Central Africa - Cameroon
We, experts of the Member States (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo and Chad) and Partner States (Democratic Republic of Congo and São Tomé and Príncipe) of the Economic and...
11 DEC 2018
Kagame joins African Heads of State for ICGLR Summit
Kagame joins African Heads of State for ICGLR Summit President Paul Kagame yesterday joined the Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) for a meeting in...
19 OCT 2017
EAC and ICGLR eager to tackle regional issues together
The East African Community (EAC) and the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) jointly has organized from 27 March, a two-day meeting in the capital Bujumbura to discuss the regional challenges....
26 MAR 2017
Kenya’s Zachary Muita Named ICGLR Executive Secretary
Kenya’s Ambassador Zachary Muburi Muita has been appointed the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region...
14 JUN 2016
Open Letter to Member States of the International Conference on the Greats Lakes Region regarding the ongoing security and humanitarian situation in Sudan - Sudan
Your excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, call on the 6th Ordinary Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Heads of State and Government to take urgent action...
13 JUN 2016
Uganda fronts Kiraso for ICGLR executive secretary
Uganda fronts Kiraso for ICGLR executive secretary Uganda has fronted Beatrice Kiraso, a former East African Community (EAC) top official, to run for the position of Executive Secretary of the International Conference...
21 JAN 2016
ICGLR Summit to discuss regional security concerns
ICGLR Summit to discuss regional security concerns Heads of State from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) will today convene in the Angolan capital Luanda for an extraordinary summit....
17 MAY 2015
Organized Crime in Wildlife, Gold and Timber, Worth Over One Billion USD, Further Fuels Conflict in Eastern DR Congo — UN Report - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nairobi, 16 April 2015 - Organized crime and the illegal trade in natural resources continues to increasingly fuel the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) , according to a new report from the...
15 APR 2015
Gaps Threaten Conflict Minerals Certification
Monday, June 29, 2026 Artisanal diamond miners at work in the alluvial diamond mines around the eastern town of Koidu, Sierra Leone. So-called ‘blood diamonds’ helped fund civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, but now...
11 NOV 2013
Joint SADC-ICGLR summit calls for FDLR disarmament
National Joint SADC-ICGLR summit calls for FDLR disarmament Rwanda says it is optimistic that the government in Kinshasa, backed by a UN force with a more aggressive mandate, will turn its attention to FDLR, a Rwandan...
04 NOV 2013
Seeking civilian and military solutions in the DRC - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Waging Peace in Eastern Congo - IPI Global Observatory
Concerned by the serious peace and security threats the protracted conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) poses to stability...
16 DEC 2012
Ban urges Great Lakes group to help resolve security crisis in eastern DR Congo
Ban urges Great Lakes group to help resolve security crisis in eastern DR Congo “I reiterate my call to key international stakeholders to provide enhanced and sustained support to the Congolese authorities for Security...
06 AUG 2012
UN troops shell rebel positions
UN troops shell rebel positions in DR Congo UN and government forces open fire on rebels believed to be stationed around two villages in the east of the country. 
UN Helicopters Attack Rebel Targets in DRC
United Nations helicopters have attacked positions of the rebel group M23 in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A DRC spokesman tells VOA French to Africa service there were casualties in Thursday's exchange....
11 JUL 2012
ICGLR calls for action against armed groups
National ICGLR calls for action against armed groups The new Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Prof. Lumu Alphonse Ntumba Luaba, has reiterated the need eliminate...
19 MAR 2012
My term in office was quite challenging – ex-ICGLR boss
My term in office was quite challenging – ex-ICGLR boss The outgoing Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), Tanzania’s Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, completed her tenure...
19 JAN 2012
Higiro to head new regional Parliamentary Forum
National Higiro to head new regional Parliamentary Forum Former Senate Vice president, Prosper Higiro, was yesterday elected Secretary General of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)...
13 DEC 2011
ICGLR supports elimination of insurgency in the region
National ICGLR supports elimination of insurgency in the region KIGALI - Regional countries are committed to stamping out armed groups that are causing insecurity and instability, the Executive Secretary of the...
08 SEP 2011
EAC, Great Lakes body to harmonise activities
National EAC, Great Lakes body to harmonise activities ARUSHA - The East African Community (EAC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), have resolved to harmonise their activities.This was...
25 MAY 2011
ICGLR condemns attacks
ICGLR condemns attacks Editor, The Executive Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) has learnt with great shock and concern of the bomb attacks in Kigali on 20th February 2010...
20 FEB 2010
Regional body courts Kagame
National Regional body courts Kagame ICGLR chief says most members yet to ratify peace pact GREAT LAKES REGION - The First Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),...
09 OCT 2007