What roles does the AU Commission chairperson perform?
A banner showing the founders of Organisation of African Union (OAU), now the African Union, during the 60th anniversary on May 25, 2023. PHOTO | REUTERS
The African Union (AU) Commission chairperson is the topmost official of the continental bloc.
Often confused with the African Union chairperson (an annual, ceremonial rotational post between heads of state and governments), the Commission chairperson is like the chief executive officer of the AU Secretariat, elected every four years, and their mandate renewable once.
