Assembly of the African Union

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The Assembly of the African Union is the chief decision-making body within the African Union. Consisting of the heads of state or government of the member countries, the Assembly meets once a year. The current Chairman of the Assembly is Jakaya Kikwete, president of Tanzania.

Contents 1 Members of the Assembly 2 Functions of the Assembly 3 Decisions of the Assembly 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Members of the Assembly

• Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria

• José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola

• Yayi Boni of Benin

• Festus Mogae of Botswana

• Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso

• Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi

• Paul Biya of Cameroon

• Pedro Pires of Cape Verde

• François Bozizé of Central African Republic

• Idriss Déby of Chad

• Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi of Comoros

• Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Republic of the Congo

• Laurent Gbagbo of Côte d'Ivoire

• Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti

• Hosni Mubarak of Egypt

• Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea

• Girma Wolde-Giorgis of Ethiopia

• Omar Bongo of Gabon

• Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia

• John Kufuor of Ghana

• Lansana Conté of Guinea

• João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau

• Mwai Kibaki of Kenya

• Letsie III of Lesotho

• Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia

• Muammar al-Gaddafi of Libya

• Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar

• Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi

• Amadou Toumani Touré of Mali

• Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi of Mauritania

• Anerood Jugnauth of Mauritius

• Armando Guebuza of Mozambique

• Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia

• Tandja Mamadou of Niger

• Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria

• Paul Kagame of Rwanda

• Mohamed Abdelaziz of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

• Fradique de Menezes of São Tomé and Príncipe

• Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal

• James Michel of Seychelles

• Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone

• Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed of Somalia

• Thabo Mbeki of South Africa

• Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan

• Mswati III of Swaziland

• Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania

• Edem Kodjo of Togo

• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia

• Yoweri Museveni of Uganda

• Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia

• Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe

[edit] Functions of the Assembly

The Assembly has nine basic functions:

• set policies of the Union.

• decide on what action to take after consideration of reports and recommendations from the other organs of the Union.

• consider membership requests into the Union.

• create bodies for the Union.

• monitor the implementation of policies and decisions of the Union as well ensure compliance by all Member States.

• create a budget of the Union.

• provide diretion to the Executive Council on conflicts, war and other emergency situations and the restoration of peace.

• select judges for and withdraw judges of the Court of Justice.

• appoint the Chairman of the Commission, Commissioners of the Commission, all respective deputies and determine how long they will serve and what duties they will perform.

[edit] Decisions of the Assembly

• The Assembly shall take its decisions by consensus or, failing which, by a two-thirds majority of the Member States of the Union. However, procedural matters, including the question of whether a matter is one of procedure or not, shall be decided by a simple majority.

• Two-thirds of the total membership of the Union shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Assembly.

• The Assembly may delegate any of its powers and functions to any organ of the Union

[edit] References

• http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/organs/assembly_en.htm

[edit] External links

• Assembly of the African Union Official Site