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{{Short description|Decision-making body within the African Union}}
{{Unreferenced|date=March 2019}}
{{Politics of the African Union|executive}}
The '''Assembly of the African Union''', which is formally known as the '''African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government''' ('''AU-AHSG'''), is one of several [[Organs of the African Union|decision-making bodies]] within the [[African Union]]. The other bodies are the [[Pan-African Parliament]]; the [[Executive Council of the African Union|Executive Council]], consisting of foreign ministers of the AU members states; and the [[African Union Commission]]. The Assembly of the African Union consists of the 55 heads of state and government of the member countries. The Assembly meets once a year. 

The [[Chairperson of the African Union|Chairperson]] of the Assembly presides the annual African Union Summit as well as the Pan-African Parliament during the election and swearing in of the President of the Pan-African Parliament.

==History==
The Assembly came into existence on 25 May 1963, as part of the ratification of [[Organization of African Unity]] (OAU). Initially the Assembly consisted of 32 independent members, the heads of state of the African states that had achieved independence by 1963. Until 2001, the governing constitution of the Assembly was the OAU Charter. The Assembly is now subject to the Union Act that created the [[African Union]].

==Functions==
The Assembly has nine basic functions:
# Set policies of the Union.
# Decide on what action to take after consideration of reports and recommendations from the other organs of the Union.
# Consider membership requests into the Union.
# Create bodies for the Union.
# Monitor the implementation of policies and decisions of the Union as well ensure compliance by all Member States.
# Create a budget of the Union.
# Provide direction to the Executive Council on conflicts, war and other emergency situations and the restoration of peace.
# Select judges for and withdraw judges of the Court of Justice.
# Appoint the Chairman of the Commission, Commissioners of the Commission, all respective deputies and determine how long they will serve and what duties they will perform.

==Decisions==
[[File:50th Anniversary African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.jpg|thumb|left|300px|50th anniversary African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 May 2013]]

The Assembly shall take its decisions by consensus or, failing which, by a two-thirds majority of the Member States of the Union. However, procedural matters, including the question of whether a matter is one of procedure or not, shall be decided by a simple majority.

Two-thirds of the total membership of the Union shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Assembly.

The Assembly may delegate any of its powers and functions to any organ of the Union.
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==Members==
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:

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|-
!align=left|Member State
!align=left|Representative
!align=left|Title
!align=left|Member since
!class="unsortable" width=50px|Photo
|-
|{{flag|Algeria}}
|[[Abdelmadjid Tebboune]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Algeria|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|12|19}}
|[[File:Abdelmadjid Tebboune (2023) (cropped).jpg|frameless|140x140px]]
|-
|{{flag|Angola}}
|[[João Lourenço]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Angola|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|9|26}}
|[[File:2018-07-04 President João Lourenço-0555.jpg|100x180px]]
|-
|{{flag|Benin}}
|{{sortname|Patrice|Talon}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Benin|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|4|6}}
|[[File:Patrice Talon at the 52nd African Development Bank Annual Meeting in Gandhinagar (Cropped).jpg|121x121px]]
|-
|{{flag|Botswana}}
|[[Duma Boko]]
|{{sort|0|[[President of Botswana|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|11|1}}
|[[File:Duma Boko 2025 (cropped).jpg|132x132px]]
|-
|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}
|''Vacant''
|''Membership Suspended''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|1|31}}
|[[File:Coat of arms of Burkina Faso.svg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Burundi}}
|{{sortname|Évariste|Ndayishimiye}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Burundi|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|6|18}}
|[[File:Evariste Ndayishimiye (cropped).jpg|100x160px]]
|-
|{{flag|Cabo Verde}}
|{{sortname|José Maria|Neves}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Cape Verde|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|11|9}}
|[[File:José Maria Neves.jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Cameroon}}
|{{sortname|Paul|Biya}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Cameroon|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1982|11|6}}
|[[File:Paul Biya 2014.png|100x148px]]
|-bgcolor=#F88017
|-
|{{flag|Central African Republic}}
|{{sortname|Faustin-Archange|Touadéra}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of the Central African Republic|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|2|30}}
|[[File:Faustin Touadera.jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Chad}}
|[[Mahamat Déby Itno]]
|[[List of heads of state of Chad|President]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|4|20}}
|[[File:Participation of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in the 6th European Union Africa Union Summit (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|-
|{{flag|Comoros}}
|[[Azali Assoumani]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Comoros|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|5|26}}
|[[File:President Azali Assoumani.jpg|100x150px]]
|-
|{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
|[[Félix Tshisekedi]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|1|24}}
|[[File:Félix Tshisekedi (september 2018).jpg|114x114px]]
|-
|{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|[[Denis Sassou Nguesso]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of the Republic of the Congo|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1997|8|25}}
|[[File:Denis Sassou Nguesso 2014.png|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}
|[[Alassane Ouattara]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Côte d'Ivoire|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|12|4}}
|[[File:President Alassane Ouattara in Washington - 2017 (38244569701) (cropped).jpg|143x143px]]
|-
|{{flag|Djibouti}}
|[[Ismail Omar Guelleh]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Djibouti|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|5|8}}
||[[File:Ismail Omar Guelleh 2018.jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|[[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Egypt|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|6|8}}
||[[File:AbdelFattah Elsisi.jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
|{{sortname|Teodoro|Obiang Nguema Mbasogo}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Equatorial Guinea|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1979|8|3}}
||[[File:Teodoro Obiang.png|100x130px]]
|-
|{{flag|Eritrea}}
|[[Isaias Afwerki]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Eritrea|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1993|5|24}}
||[[File:Isaias_Afwerki_in_2002.jpg|100x150px]]
|-
|{{flag|Eswatini}}
|[[Mswati III]]
|{{sort|1|[[King of Swaziland|King]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1986|4|25}}
|[[File:King Mswati III 2014.jpg|100x160px]]
|-
|{{flag|Ethiopia}}
|{{sortname|Abiy|Ahmed}}
|{{sort|1|[[Prime Minister of Ethiopia|Prime Minister]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|2}}
|[[File:The state visit of Reuven Rivlin to Ethiopia, May 2018 (6810) (cropped).jpg|131x131px]]
|-
|{{flag|Gabon}}
|''Vacant''
|''Membership Suspended''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|8|31}}
|[[File:Coat of arms of Gabon.svg|99x99px]]
|-
|{{flag|The Gambia}}
|{{sortname|Adama|Barrow}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of the Gambia|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|1|19}}
|[[File:Adama Barrow - 2018 (39774084330) (cropped).jpg|127x127px]]
|-
|{{flag|Ghana}}
|[[John Mahama]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Ghana|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|1|7}}
| 
|-
|{{flag|Guinea}}
|''Vacant''
|''Membership Suspended''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|9|10}}
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Guinea.svg|100x100px]]
|-
|{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|[[Umaro Sissoco Embaló]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Guinea-Bissau|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|2|27}}
|[[File:Umaro Sissoco Embaló (51315757792).jpg|141x141px]]
|-
|{{flag|Kenya}}
|[[William Ruto]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Kenya|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|9|13}}
|[[File:William Ruto 2023.jpg|137x137px]]
|-
|{{flag|Lesotho}}
|[[Sam Matekane]]
|{{sort|1|[[Prime Minister of Lesotho|Prime Minister]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|10|28}}
|[[File:Sam Matekane.jpg|125x125px]]
|-
|{{flag|Liberia}}
|[[Joseph Boakai]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Liberia|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|1|22}}
|[[File:President-elect Joseph Boakai (cropped).jpg|126x126px]]
|-
|{{flag|Libya}}
|[[Mohamed al-Menfi]]
|[[List of heads of state of Libya|Chairman of the Presidential Council]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|3|15}}
|[[File:Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi.jpg|121x121px]]
|-
|{{flag|Madagascar}}
|{{sortname|Andry|Rajoelina}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Madagascar|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|1|19}}
|[[File:Andry Rajoelina greeting crowd (cropped).jpg|141x141px]]
|-
|{{flag|Malawi}}
|{{sortname|Lazarus|Chakwera}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Malawi|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|6|28}}
|[[File:Lazarus Chakwera 2017.jpg|150x150px]]
|-
|{{flag|Mali}}
|''Vacant''
|''Membership Suspended''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|6|2}}
|[[File:Coat of arms of Mali.svg|100x100px]]
|-
|{{flag|Mauritania}}
|{{sortname|Mohamed|Ould Ghazouani}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Mauritania|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|8|1}}
|[[File:Hi Excellency Mohammed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, 20 January 2020 (cropped).jpg|126x126px]]
|-
|{{flag|Mauritius}}
|[[Navin Ramgoolam]]
|{{sort|1|[[Prime Minister of Mauritius|Prime Minister]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|11|13}}
|[[File:Mr. Navin Ramgoolam 2018 (cropped).jpg|128x128px]]
|-
|{{flag|Morocco}}
|[[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]]
|{{sort|1|[[List of rulers of Morocco|King]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|1|31}}
|[[File:King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Africa Forum Summit 2015 (cropped).jpg |125x125px]]
|-
|{{flag|Mozambique}}
|[[Daniel Chapo]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Mozambique|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|1|15}}
|[[File:Daniel Chapo 2016 (Cropped).jpg|124x124px]]
|-
|{{flag|Namibia}}
|[[Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Namibia|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|3|21}}
|[[File:Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg|133x133px]]
|-
|{{flag|Niger}}
|''Vacant''
|''Membership Suspended''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|26}}
|[[File:Coat of arms of Niger.svg|100x100px]]
|-
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|[[Bola Tinubu]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Nigeria|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|5|29}}
|[[File:Bola Tinubu portrait.jpg|125x125px]]
|-
|{{flag|Rwanda}}
|{{sortname|Paul|Kagame}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Rwanda|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2000|3|24}}
|[[File:Paul Kagame 2014.jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Sahrawi Republic}}
|{{sortname|Brahim|Ghali|Brahim Ghali}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|7|12}}
|[[File:Brahim Ghali.jpg|100x160px]]
|-
|{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
|{{sortname|Carlos|Vila Nova}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of São Tomé and Príncipe|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|2}}
|[[File:WSIS FORUM 2015 Day 2 - Carlos Vila Nova (cropped).jpg|119x119px]]
|-
|{{flag|Senegal}}
|{{sortname|Bassirou Diomaye|Faye}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Senegal|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|4|2}}
|[[File:Bassirou Diomaye Faye - 2024 (cropped).jpg|149x149px]]
|-
|{{flag|Seychelles}}
|[[Wavel Ramkalawan]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Seychelles|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2020|10|26}}
|[[File:Wavel Ramkalawan (face) 2020.jpg|121x121px]]
|-
|{{flag|Sierra Leone}}
|[[Julius Maada Bio]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Sierra Leone|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|4}}
|[[File:Julius Maada Bio - 2023 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|-
|{{flag|Somalia}}
|[[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]]
|[[President of Somalia|President]]
|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|5|23}}
|[[File:His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.jpg|117x117px]]
|-
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|{{sortname|Cyril|Ramaphosa}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of South Africa|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|2|15}}
|[[File:Cyril Ramaphosa.jpg|100x160px]]
|-
|{{flag|South Sudan}}
|{{sortname|Salva|Kiir Mayardit}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of South Sudan|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|7|9}}
|[[File:Salva Kiir Mayardit at the White House (cropped).jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Sudan}}
|''Vacant''
|''Membership Suspended''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|26}}
|[[File:Emblem of Sudan.svg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Tanzania}}
|[[Samia Suluhu Hassan]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Tanzania|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|3|19}}
|[[File:Samia Suluhu Hassan in May 2017.jpg|118x118px]]
|-
|{{flag|Togo}}
|{{sortname|Faure|Gnassingbé}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Togo|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|5|4}}
|[[File:Faure Gnassingbé 2014.png|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
|[[Kais Saied]]
|{{sort|1|[[President of Tunisia|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|10|23}}
|[[File:President Kais Saïed cropped.jpg|133x133px]]
|-
|{{flag|Uganda}}
|{{sortname|Yoweri|Museveni}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Uganda|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|1986|1|26}}
|[[File:Museveni July 2012 Cropped.jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Zambia}}
|{{sortname|Hakainde|Hichilema}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Zambia|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|8|21}}
|[[File:President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema at the US SFRC (cropped).jpg|100x148px]]
|-
|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|{{sortname|Emmerson|Mnangagwa}}
|{{sort|1|[[President of Zimbabwe|President]]}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|11|24}}
|[[File:Emmerson Mnangagwa (2019-01-15).jpg|136x136px]]
|}

==See also==
*[[European Council]], the European Union equivalent.

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{African Union}}

[[Category:Organs of the African Union]]