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The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union (AU) elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term. [1] It rotates among the continent's five regions. A candidate must be selected by consensus or at least two-thirds majority vote by member states. The chairperson is expected to ...
Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani (Arabic: محمد ولد الشيخ محمد أحمد ولد الغزواني; born 4 December 1956), also known as Ghazouani [3] and Ould Ghazouani, [4] is a Mauritanian politician and retired army general who has been the 9th President of Mauritania since 2019, [5] [6] and the chairperson of the African Union since February 2024.
An African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson election was held in February 2025 to choose the fifth Commission Chair to succeed incumbent Chairperson Moussa Faki. [1] On 15 February 2025, Djibouti's Mahamoud Ali Youssouf was elected with 33 votes in the seventh round of voting. He is scheduled to be sworn in during March 2025. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Commission Chairperson is responsible for facilitating and reporting all AU organ meetings, and for ensuring conformity between all AU initiatives. They also prepare the AU's annual report. [5] The Commission Chairperson is elected for a four-year term, renewable once, by the Assembly of the African Union. [3]
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states [6] [7] located on the continent of Africa. ... The current chair of the AU is President Macky Sall, ...
He became head of state after staging a coup d'état in 1999 and was elected president in 2002, 2016, 2019 and 2024. He also served as Chairperson of the African Union from February 2023 to February 2024. [1] [2] Assoumani's current presidency has been described as increasingly authoritarian. [3] [4]
Moussa Faki Mahamat (Arabic: موسى فقي محمد, Mūsā Fakī Muḥammad; born 21 June 1960) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who has been the elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017.
The AU Assembly of the Heads of State and Government consists of the 55 heads of state and government of the member countries. The Assembly meets once a year at the AU Summit. The current Chairman of the Assembly is President Moussa Faki of Chad. The current members of the AU-AHSG are: