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AUC Chairperson
Chairperson
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, born on 21 June 1960, was elected as the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson on 30 January 2017 and assumed office in March 2017.
About
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is the Chief Executive Officer, legal representative of the AU and the Commission’s Chief Accounting Officer. The Chairperson of the Commission is elected by the Assembly for a four-year term, renewable once.
The Chairperson’s functions, include: overall responsibility for the Commission’s administration and finances; Promoting and popularising the AU’s objectives and enhancing its performance; Consulting and coordinating with key stakeholders like Member States, Development Partners, RECs, etc; Appointing and managing Commission staff; Acting as a depository for all AU and OAU treaties and legal instruments.
Activities
Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, and Co-Chairman of FOCAC
Excellence Mr Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, président de la RDC et président en exercice de l’Union africaine
Fellow Africans,
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat,
Dear Members of the staff and students of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Ladies and G
Addis Ababa, 17 November 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.
Department Media
Department Resources
February 03, 2021
Taking Stock, Charting the Future.
January 24, 2021
The mandate entrusted to me on 17 January 2017 is fast approaching an end and I will present an exhaustive assessment of it to the Assemb
April 28, 2020
Excellences Messieurs les Chefs d’Etat,
Excellence Monsieur le Président du Conseil Européen,
September 14, 2019
Extraordinary Session of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
October 14, 2021
October 08, 2021
September 28, 2021
February 03, 2021
Taking Stock, Charting the Future.
January 24, 2021
The mandate entrusted to me on 17 January 2017 is fast approaching an end and I will present an exhaustive assessment of it to the Assemb
November 27, 2020
The year 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Plat