Assembly of Heads of State and Government

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The Assembly of Heads of State and Government is the supreme decision-making body of the African Union, comprising the leaders of its member states who set the organization’s overall policies and priorities.

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Assembly of Heads of State and Government canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative body
organ of the African Union
supreme decision-making body
alsoKnownAs AU Assembly NERFINISHED
Assembly of the African Union NERFINISHED
canDelegatePowersTo Executive Council of the African Union NERFINISHED
canEstablish subsidiary organs of the African Union
composedOf heads of government of African Union member states
heads of state of African Union member states
continent Africa
decisionMakingMode consensus where possible
two-thirds majority when consensus is not possible
establishedBy Constitutive Act of the African Union NERFINISHED
hasChair Chairperson of the African Union NERFINISHED
hasMembership member states of the African Union
hierarchicalLevel highest organ of the African Union
languageOfWork Arabic
English
French
Kiswahili
Portuguese
Spanish
legalBasis Constitutive Act of the African Union NERFINISHED
locationOfMeetings various African Union member states
mayHold extraordinary sessions
meetsAtFrequency at least once a year
partOf African Union NERFINISHED
precededBy Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity NERFINISHED
primaryFunction oversight of implementation of African Union decisions
policy direction of the African Union
regionServed Africa
role adopts common positions of the African Union
adopts treaties and legal instruments of the African Union
coordinates common African positions in international fora
decides on admission of new African Union member states
decides on the budget of the African Union
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 policies
provides guidance to other organs of the African Union
provides political leadership for the African Union
sets overall policies of the African Union
sets strategic priorities of the African Union
takes decisions on major issues facing the African Union
sector intergovernmental politics
supervises Executive Council of the African Union NERFINISHED

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AU Assembly alsoKnownAs Assembly of Heads of State and Government