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Chairperson of the African Union

position

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
1 Thabo Mbeki[2]9 July 200210 July 2003  South AfricaSouthern Africa
2 Joaquim Chissano[3]10 July 200311 July 2004  MozambiqueSouthern Africa
3 Olusegun Obasanjo[4]11 July 200424 January 2006  NigeriaWest Africa
4 Denis Sassou Nguesso[5]24 January 200624 January 2007  Republic of CongoCentral Africa
5 John Kufuor[6]30 January 200731 January 2008  GhanaWest Africa
6 Jakaya Kikwete[7]31 January 20082 February 2009  TanzaniaEast Africa
7 Muammar Gaddafi[8]2 February 200931 January 2010 LibyaNorth Africa
8 Bingu wa Mutharika[9]31 January 201031 January 2011  MalawiSouthern Africa
9 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[10]31 January 201129 January 2012  Equatorial GuineaCentral Africa
10 Yayi Boni[11]29 January 201227 January 2013  BeninWest Africa
11 Hailemariam Desalegn[12]27 January 201330 January 2014  EthiopiaEast Africa
12 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz[13]30 January 201430 January 2015  MauritaniaNorth Africa
13 Robert Mugabe[14]30 January 201530 January 2016  ZimbabweSouthern Africa
14 Idriss Déby[15]30 January 201630 January 2017  ChadCentral Africa
15 Alpha Condé[16]30 January 201728 January 2018  GuineaWest Africa
16 Paul Kagame[17]28 January 201810 February 2019  RwandaEast Africa
17 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi[18]10 February 201910 February 2020  EgyptNorth Africa
18 Cyril Ramaphosa[19]10 February 20206 February 2021  South AfricaSouthern Africa
19 Félix Tshisekedi[20]6 February 20215 February 2022  Democratic Republic of CongoCentral Africa
20 Macky Sall5 February 202218 February 2023  SenegalWest Africa
21 Azali Assoumani18 February 202317 Febuary 2024  ComorosEast Africa
22 Mohamed Ould Ghazouani17 February 2024Incumbent  MauritaniaWest Africa

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