Assembly
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Assembly is the principal decision-making body of the African Union, composed of heads of state and government from its member countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assembly canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization body
ⓘ
organ of the African Union ⓘ principal decision-making body ⓘ |
| adopts |
AU budget
ⓘ
decisions of the African Union ⓘ declarations of the African Union ⓘ resolutions of the African Union ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
advance political and socio-economic integration of Africa
ⓘ
coordinate and harmonize policies among African states ⓘ promote unity and solidarity among African states ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AU Assembly
ⓘ
Assembly ⓘ |
| appoints |
African Union Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Commissioners of the African Union
|
| bindingOn | member states of the African Union ⓘ |
| composedOf |
heads of government of African Union member states
ⓘ
heads of state of African Union member states ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Executive Council of the African Union
ⓘ
Pan-African Parliament ⓘ African Union Peace and Security Council ⓘ
surface form:
Peace and Security Council of the African Union
|
| decisionMakingMethod |
consensus
ⓘ
two-thirds majority when consensus fails ⓘ |
| elects |
Chairperson of the African Union Commission
ⓘ
members of the African Union Commission ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitutive Act of the African Union ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
overall policies of the African Union
ⓘ
strategic decisions of the African Union ⓘ |
| hasMembership | member states of the African Union ⓘ |
| hasOrganType | supreme organ of the African Union ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to admit new members to the African Union
ⓘ
to give directives to other organs of the African Union ⓘ to monitor implementation of AU policies and decisions ⓘ to suspend member states from the African Union ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Kiswahili ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| meets |
in extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
in ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| ordinarySessionFrequency | at least once a year ⓘ |
| oversees | implementation of policies of the African Union ⓘ |
| partOf | African Union ⓘ |
| regionServed | Africa ⓘ |
| replaced |
Assembly of the African Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity
|
| role | principal decision-making body of the African Union ⓘ |
| subjectOf | African Union Constitutive Act provisions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Assembly of the African Union