African Union Commission
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The Commission of the African Union acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the AU (and is somewhat analogous to the European Commission). It consists of a number of Commissioners dealing with different areas of policy. The African Union Headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It should be distinguished from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, (based in Banjul, Gambia), which is a separate body that reports to the African Union.
History[]
On September 13, 2005 an agreement was reached by the Commission and France whereby France would donate €5 million for the furtherance of African Union activities. Some of the initiatives this money will go to are an and an . The signatory on behalf of the Commission was Bernard Zoba.
Key members[]
- Moussa Faki is Chairman of the Commission, replacing Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in January 2017.[1]
- Thomas Kwesi Quartey is Deputy Chairman.[2]
- Directorate of Conference Management and Publications is headed by
- is headed by Ramtane Lamamra
- is headed by Julia Dolly Joiner
- is headed by
- is headed by
- is headed by Nagia Essayed
- African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development is Raila Odinga since October 2018. Prior to this, the Directorate of Trade and Industry was headed by Elisabeth Tankeu.
- is headed by Rosebud Kurwijila
- is headed by Maxwell Mkwezalamba
- is headed by
References[]
- ^ "Morocco to rejoin African Union despite Western Sahara dispute". Bbc.ocm. January 30, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ Nyabor, Jonas (January 30, 2017). "Ghana's Kwasi Quartey elected Deputy Chair of AU". Citifmonline.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
External links[]
- African Union Commission
- Organisations based in Addis Ababa
- Africa stubs