Chairperson of the African Union

The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term.[1]

Chairperson of the
African Union
Flag of the African Union
Incumbent
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
since 17 February 2024
StyleExcellency
AbbreviationCPAU
Appointerthe Assembly
Term lengthOne year
Constituting instrumentConstitutive Act of the AU (article 6)
PrecursorChairperson of the OAU
Inaugural holderThabo Mbeki
Formation9 July 2002
DeputyBureau
Websiteau.int/en/cpau

A candidate must be supported by at least two-thirds of the member states or by consensus. The chairperson is expected to complete the term without resignations or impeachment.

List of Chairpersons
No.PortraitChairpersonTook officeLeft officeCountryRegion
1Thabo Mbeki[2]9 July 200210 July 2003 South AfricaSouthern Africa
2Joaquim Chissano[3]10 July 200311 July 2004 MozambiqueSouthern Africa
3Olusegun Obasanjo[4]11 July 200424 January 2006 NigeriaWest Africa
4Denis Sassou Nguesso[5]24 January 200624 January 2007 Republic of CongoCentral Africa
5John Kufuor[6]30 January 200731 January 2008 GhanaWest Africa
6Jakaya Kikwete[7]31 January 20082 February 2009 TanzaniaEast Africa
7Muammar Gaddafi[8]2 February 200931 January 2010 LibyaNorth Africa
8Bingu wa Mutharika[9]31 January 201031 January 2011 MalawiSouthern Africa
9Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[10]31 January 201129 January 2012 Equatorial GuineaCentral Africa
10Yayi Boni[11]29 January 201227 January 2013 BeninWest Africa
11Hailemariam Desalegn[12]27 January 201330 January 2014 EthiopiaEast Africa
12Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz[13]30 January 201430 January 2015 MauritaniaNorth Africa
13Robert Mugabe[14]30 January 201530 January 2016 ZimbabweSouthern Africa
14Idriss Déby[15]30 January 201630 January 2017 ChadCentral Africa
15Alpha Condé[16]30 January 201728 January 2018 GuineaWest Africa
16Paul Kagame[17]28 January 201810 February 2019 RwandaEast Africa
17Abdel Fattah el-Sisi[18]10 February 201910 February 2020 EgyptNorth Africa
18Cyril Ramaphosa[19]10 February 20206 February 2021 South AfricaSouthern Africa
19Félix Tshisekedi[20]6 February 20215 February 2022 Democratic Republic of CongoCentral Africa
20Macky Sall5 February 202218 February 2023 SenegalWest Africa
21Azali Assoumani18 February 202317 Febuary 2024 ComorosEast Africa
22Mohamed Ould Ghazouani17 February 2024Incumbent MauritaniaWest Africa

References
  1. "African Union Handbook" (PDF). African Union. 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. Babarinde, Olufemi (April 2007). "The EU as a Model for the African Union: the Limits of Imitation" (PDF). miami.edu.
  3. "High hopes for AU Maputo Assembly". ANC Today. 4–10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. "Obasanjo Elected AU Chairman". Addis Ababa: Vanguard. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  5. "CONGO: Profile of Denis Sassou-Nguesso, new AU head". Brazzaville: IRIN. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  6. "President Kufuor elected Chairman of AU". ghanaweb.com. Accra: Ghana News Agency. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  7. Appel, Michael (2 February 2008). "Kikwete takes over AU Chair". Pambazuka News. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  8. "Gaddafi vows to push Africa unity". BBC News. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  9. "Malawi president takes over as AU president". AFP. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
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  11. "President Thomas Yayi Boni elected as Chairperson of the African Union for 2012" (PDF) (Press release). Addis Ababa: Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission. 29 January 2012.
  12. Stainburn, Samantha (28 January 2013). "Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopia's PM, is new African Union Assembly chairman". GlobalPost. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  13. "President Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania elected African Union Chairperson". Addis Ababa: African Union. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  14. "Zimbabwe's Mugabe, 90, becomes African Union chairman". Reuters. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  15. African Union [@_AfricanUnion] (30 January 2016). "Prez Idriss Itno Déby of #Chad takes over as #AU Chairperson" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 January 2016 – via Twitter.
  16. "President Alpha Conde of Guinea Has Been Elected New Chairperson of the African Union (AU)". African Union. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  17. "President Paul Kagame, Elected as New Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2018". African Union. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  18. "The 32ND African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit Kicks Off". African Union. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  19. Simon (February 10, 2020). "South African President Cyril Ramaphosa elected African Union Chairperson as continent vows to "silence the guns," boost trade and close gender gap". Today News Africa. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  20. "President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo Elected Chair Of The AU For The Year 2021". African Union. 22 February 2021.


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