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The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia was formed on 1 April 2022, following the end of the AMISOM mandate on 31 March. The mission is focused on both military and institutional autonomy of the Somali government as the African Union pulls out. [7] The mission's mandate is set to end on 31 December 2024, when Somali Security Forces are ...
The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union (AU) elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term. [1] It rotates among the continent's five regions. A candidate must be selected by consensus or at least two-thirds majority vote by member states.
Former Foreign Minister (2023–2024) Tanzania: East Africa Mohamed El-Amine Souef [36] Special Representative of the AUC Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (2022–) Former Foreign Minister Comoros: East Africa Specioza Kazibwe [9] Former Vice President (1994–2013) Uganda: East Africa
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, in existence since 1986, is established under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the African Charter) rather than the Constitutive Act of the African Union. It is the premier African human rights body, with responsibility for monitoring and promoting compliance with the African ...
The AU was the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), and AU membership was open to all OAU member states. From an original membership of 36 states when the OAU was established on 25 May 1963, there have been nineteen successive enlargements —the largest occurring on 18 July 1975 when four states joined.
The African Union is to join the the Group of 20 (G20) as a permanent member, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday as he inaugurated a leaders’ summit in New Delhi for the ...
Official website. Biden delivers remarks. The United States–Africa Leaders Summit 2022 was an international conference held in Washington, D.C., from December 13–15, 2022. [2][3] The summit was hosted by United States President Joe Biden, and attended by leaders from 49 African states, as well as the head of the African Union Commission. [3]
African Standby Force. The African Standby Force (ASF) (French: Force africaine en attente) [1] is an international, continental African, and multidisciplinary peacekeeping force with military, police and civilian contingents that acts under the direction of the African Union. The ASF is to be deployed in times of crisis in Africa. [2]