Assembly of the African Union

Template:Short description Template:Template other Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists 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 decision-making bodies within the African Union. The other bodies are the Pan-African Parliament; the 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 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:

1. Set policies of the Union.
2. Decide on what action to take after consideration of reports and recommendations from the other organs of the Union.
3. Consider membership requests into the Union.
4. Create bodies for the Union.
5. Monitor the implementation of policies and decisions of the Union as well ensure compliance by all Member States.
6. Create a budget of the Union.
7. Provide direction to the Executive Council on conflicts, war and other emergency situations and the restoration of peace.
8. Select judges for and withdraw judges of the Court of Justice.
9. 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

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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.

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:

Member State	Representative	Title	Member since	Photo
Algeria	Abdelmadjid Tebboune		Template:Dts	File:Abdelmadjid Tebboune (2023) (cropped).jpg
Angola	João Lourenço		Template:Dts	File:2018-07-04 President João Lourenço-0555.jpg
Benin			Template:Dts	File:Patrice Talon at the 52nd African Development Bank Annual Meeting in Gandhinagar (Cropped).jpg
Botswana	Duma Boko		Template:Dts	File:Duma Boko 2025 (cropped).jpg
Burkina Faso	Vacant	Membership Suspended	Template:Dts	File:Coat of arms of Burkina Faso.svg
Burundi			Template:Dts	File:Evariste Ndayishimiye (cropped).jpg
Template:Country data Cabo Verde			Template:Dts	File:José Maria Neves.jpg
Cameroon			Template:Dts	File:Paul Biya 2014.png
Central African Republic			Template:Dts	File:Faustin Touadera.jpg
Chad	Mahamat Déby Itno	President	Template:Dts	File:Participation of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in the 6th European Union Africa Union Summit (cropped).jpg
Comoros	Azali Assoumani		Template:Dts	File:President Azali Assoumani.jpg
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Félix Tshisekedi		Template:Dts	File:Félix Tshisekedi (september 2018).jpg
Republic of the Congo	Denis Sassou Nguesso		Template:Dts	File:Denis Sassou Nguesso 2014.png
Template:Country data Côte d'Ivoire	Alassane Ouattara		Template:Dts	File:President Alassane Ouattara in Washington - 2017 (38244569701) (cropped).jpg
Djibouti	Ismail Omar Guelleh		Template:Dts	File:Ismail Omar Guelleh 2018.jpg
Egypt	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi		Template:Dts	File:AbdelFattah Elsisi.jpg
Equatorial Guinea			Template:Dts	File:Teodoro Obiang.png
Eritrea	Isaias Afwerki		Template:Dts	File:Isaias Afwerki in 2002.jpg
Eswatini	Mswati III		Template:Dts	File:King Mswati III 2014.jpg
Ethiopia			Template:Dts	File:The state visit of Reuven Rivlin to Ethiopia, May 2018 (6810) (cropped).jpg
Gabon	Vacant	Membership Suspended	Template:Dts	File:Coat of arms of Gabon.svg
The Gambia			Template:Dts	File:Adama Barrow - 2018 (39774084330) (cropped).jpg
Ghana	John Mahama		Template:Dts
Guinea	Vacant	Membership Suspended	Template:Dts	File:Coat of Arms of Guinea.svg
Guinea-Bissau	Umaro Sissoco Embaló		Template:Dts	File:Umaro Sissoco Embaló (51315757792).jpg
Kenya	William Ruto		Template:Dts	File:William Ruto 2023.jpg
Lesotho	Sam Matekane		Template:Dts	File:Sam Matekane.jpg
Liberia	Joseph Boakai		Template:Dts	File:President-elect Joseph Boakai (cropped).jpg
Libya	Mohamed al-Menfi	Chairman of the Presidential Council	Template:Dts	File:Mohamed Yunus al-Menfi.jpg
Madagascar			Template:Dts	File:Andry Rajoelina greeting crowd (cropped).jpg
Malawi			Template:Dts	File:Lazarus Chakwera 2017.jpg
Mali	Vacant	Membership Suspended	Template:Dts	File:Coat of arms of Mali.svg
Mauritania			Template:Dts	File:Hi Excellency Mohammed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, 20 January 2020 (cropped).jpg
Mauritius	Navin Ramgoolam		Template:Dts	File:Mr. Navin Ramgoolam 2018 (cropped).jpg
Morocco	Mohammed VI		Template:Dts	File:King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Africa Forum Summit 2015 (cropped).jpg
Mozambique	Daniel Chapo		Template:Dts	File:Daniel Chapo 2016 (Cropped).jpg
Namibia	Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah		Template:Dts	File:Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg
Niger	Vacant	Membership Suspended	Template:Dts	File:Coat of arms of Niger.svg
Nigeria	Bola Tinubu		Template:Dts	File:Bola Tinubu portrait.jpg
Rwanda			Template:Dts	File:Paul Kagame 2014.jpg
Sahrawi Republic			Template:Dts	File:Brahim Ghali.jpg
São Tomé and Príncipe			Template:Dts	File:WSIS FORUM 2015 Day 2 - Carlos Vila Nova (cropped).jpg
Senegal			Template:Dts	File:Bassirou Diomaye Faye - 2024 (cropped).jpg
Seychelles	Wavel Ramkalawan		Template:Dts	File:Wavel Ramkalawan (face) 2020.jpg
Sierra Leone	Julius Maada Bio		Template:Dts	File:Julius Maada Bio - 2023 (cropped).jpg
Somalia	Hassan Sheikh Mohamud	President	Template:Dts	File:His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.jpg
South Africa			Template:Dts	File:Cyril Ramaphosa.jpg
South Sudan			Template:Dts	File:Salva Kiir Mayardit at the White House (cropped).jpg
Sudan	Vacant	Membership Suspended	Template:Dts	File:Emblem of Sudan.svg
Tanzania	Samia Suluhu Hassan		Template:Dts	File:Samia Suluhu Hassan in May 2017.jpg
Togo			Template:Dts	File:Faure Gnassingbé 2014.png
Tunisia	Kais Saied		Template:Dts	File:President Kais Saïed cropped.jpg
Uganda			Template:Dts	File:Museveni July 2012 Cropped.jpg
Zambia			Template:Dts	File:President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema at the US SFRC (cropped).jpg
Zimbabwe			Template:Dts	File:Emmerson Mnangagwa (2019-01-15).jpg

See also

• European Council, the European Union equivalent.