African Union Assembly

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The African Union Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the African Union, comprising heads of state and government from all member countries who set the continent’s overarching political and policy agenda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative body ⓘ
principal organ of the African Union ⓘ
supreme decision-making body of the African Union ⓘ
aims accelerate political and socio-economic integration of the continent ⓘ
promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance in Africa ⓘ
promote peace, security and stability in Africa ⓘ
promote unity and solidarity among African states ⓘ
chairTitle Chairperson of the African Union ⓘ
comprises heads of state and government of all African Union member states ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess consensus ⓘ
two-thirds majority when consensus is not possible ⓘ
elects Chairperson of the African Union ⓘ
members of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union ⓘ
hasMember heads of government of African Union member states ⓘ
heads of state of African Union member states ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Kiswahili ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
any other African language if decided by the Assembly ⓘ
legalBasis Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ
meetingFrequency at least once a year in ordinary session ⓘ
meetsIn extraordinary sessions ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ
oversees African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ⓘ
African Union Commission ⓘ
Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union ⓘ
Executive Council of the African Union ⓘ
Pan-African Parliament ⓘ
Peace and Security Council of the African Union ⓘ
partOf African Union ⓘ
predecessor Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity ⓘ
role admits new members to the African Union ⓘ
adopts decisions and declarations for the African Union ⓘ
adopts the budget of the African Union ⓘ
amends the Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ
considers reports and recommendations from other African Union organs ⓘ
decides on sanctions against member states in cases of unconstitutional changes of government ⓘ
determines common positions of the African Union on major international issues ⓘ
elects Commissioners of the African Union Commission ⓘ
elects the Chairperson of the African Union Commission ⓘ
elects the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission ⓘ
monitors implementation of African Union decisions by member states ⓘ
oversees implementation of African Union policies ⓘ
provides guidance to other organs of the African Union ⓘ
sets the overall political direction of the African Union ⓘ
sets the policy agenda of the African Union ⓘ

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Economic, Social and Cultural Council → worksWith → African Union Assembly ⓘ
PRC (African Union) → associatedWith → African Union Assembly ⓘ
STC on Gender and Women’s Empowerment → reportsTo → African Union Assembly ⓘ
14th African Union Summit → partOf → African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government ⓘ
linked to: African Union Assembly
The Africa We Want → adoptedBy → African Union Assembly ⓘ
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights → adoptedAt → OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government ⓘ
linked to: African Union Assembly
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights → createdByDecisionOf → Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity ⓘ
linked to: African Union Assembly
ECOSOCC → governingBody → African Union Assembly ⓘ
African Union Panel of the Wise → establishedBy → African Union Assembly ⓘ
African Union Panel of the Wise → reportsTo → African Union Assembly ⓘ
Continental Education Strategy for Africa → adoptedBy → African Union Heads of State and Government ⓘ
linked to: African Union Assembly
African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa → associatedWith → African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government ⓘ
linked to: African Union Assembly
African Standby Force → approvedBy → African Union Assembly ⓘ
subject linked to: ASF
Lomé Declaration on Unconstitutional Changes of Government → recognizedBy → African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government ⓘ
linked to: African Union Assembly
African Union Development Agency-NEPAD → reportsTo → African Union Assembly ⓘ
Joint Africa-EU Strategy → endorsedBy → African Union Assembly ⓘ