Back رئيس الاتحاد الإفريقي Arabic Списък на лидерите на Африканския съюз Bulgarian Předseda Africké unie Czech Presidente de la Unión Africana Spanish رئیس اتحادیه آفریقا Persian Liste des présidents de l'Union africaine French Presidente del Union African Interlingua Ketua Uni Afrika ID Presidenti dell'Unione africana Italian Liste over formenn av Den afrikanske union NB
| Chairperson of the African Union | |
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| Style | Excellency |
| Abbreviation | CPAU |
| Appointer | the Assembly |
| Term length | One year |
| Constituting instrument | Constitutive Act of the AU (article 6) |
| Precursor | Chairperson of the OAU |
| Formation | 9 July 2002 |
| First holder | Thabo Mbeki |
| Deputy | Bureau |
| Website | au |
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 complete the term without interruption; hence countries with impending elections may be ineligible.[2]
The current Chairperson is Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Both Angola and Botswana are seeking the post in 2025;[3] and the Republic of the Congo in 2026.[4]
- ^ "African Union Handbook" (PDF). African Union. 2014. p. 15.
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- ^ "Sassou-Nguesso aims for AU presidency in 2026". Africa Intelligence. 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-03-06. Retrieved 10 April 2024.