Back رئيس الاتحاد الإفريقي Arabic Předseda Africké unie Czech Presidente de la Unión Africana Spanish رئیس اتحادیه آفریقا Persian Presidente del Union African Interlingua Ketua Uni Afrika ID Presidenti dell'Unione africana Italian Председатель Африканского союза Russian Chairperson of the African Union SIMPLE Afrikanska unionens ordförande Swedish
| 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 Angolan President João Lourenço. The Republic of the Congo has expressed an interest for the position in 2026.[3]
- ^ "African Union Handbook" (PDF). African Union. 2014. p. 15.
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