Conference on the Great Lakes Region

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) - Africa. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) - East Africa
2. Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region
3. Democracy and Good Governance
4. Economic Development and Regional Integration (corridors)
   1. Northern Corridor
   2. Trans-African Highway (Mombasa-Lagos)
   3. Lobito Corridor project
   4. Beira-Lobito Corridor
   5. Southern Corridor project
5. Humanitarian and Social Issues
6. Cross-Cutting Issues
7. Genocide Prevention in the Great Lakes Region
8. Regional Initiative against the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources

The aims of the subject “The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region” are the following:

1. To understand the purposes and functions of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
2. To assess the benefits for the member countries and areas of cooperation of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
3. To analyse the economic development and regional integration

Sample of the subject - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

Description of the Subject: The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).

In 2000 was created the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) .In 2004, was adopted the Declaration on Peace and Security

The main objective of this African Regional Organisation is to promote peace (mainly Genocide Prevention) and economic development

The Economic Development and Regional Integration is a fundamental pillar of the mission of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) (Regional Action Programme): harmonising policies, common infrastructures (Northern Corridor, Trans-African Highway Kenya - Nigeria, Lobito Corridor, Southern Corridor), multi-sectoral cooperation, food security, and the struggle against the illegal exploitation of natural resources

TheHeadquarters of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) are in Burundi (Bujumbura)

The members countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region are Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia

While Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe are guest members of the Conference

The largest ports related to the Great Lakes region:

1. Port of Luanda
2. Port of Pointe Noire
3. Port of Mombasa
4. Port Sudan
5. Port of Dar Es Salaam

The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region belongs to the African Civilisation.

1. East African Economic Area
2. Central African Economic Area

Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region.