By John Chola – 05/08/09
About 20 African heads of State will meet in Zambia over the political instability in the great lakes region.
The third summit of the international conference on the Great Lakes Region takes place on August 10, 2009.
The heads of State will also review the status of the implementation of the pact on peace, security, stability and development in the region.
The pact was signed in Nairobi in December 2006 by the heads of State and government of the core members and special fund for reconstruction and development (SFRD).
The great Lakes Region comprises 11 core countries being Angola, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya.
Others are Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda and Zambia.
The countries share lakes Kivu, Albert, Edward, Victoria, Mweru and Tanganyika.
Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia and Zimbabwe the other countries that have been co-opted into the region due to conflicts and political instabilities experienced in most of core countries.
The summit will also domesticate what the heads of State and government agreed upon at two previous summits.
The leaders will launch Zambia as a regional centre for the promotion of good governance, human rights and civic education.
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