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An African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson election will be held in February 2025 to choose the fifth Commission Chair to succeed incumbent Chairperson Moussa Faki.[1]
Candidates can be nominated until May 2024. The new chair will be elected at the 38th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February 2025. The AU Assembly will elect the chair by secret ballot.[2]
Past chairpersons have hailed from western, central and southern regions of the African Union. The AU Executive Council has asserted the right of the East African region to produce the next chairperson and North Africa will therefore vie for the deputy chairperson post.[3]
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Fawzia Yusuf Adam[4] | Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (2012–2014) | ![]() |
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Raila Odinga[6] |
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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf | Foreign Minister (2005–) | ![]() |
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Vincent Meriton | former Vice-President (2016–2020) | ![]() |
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Hery Rajaonarimampianina[17] |
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East Africa |
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Jakaya Kikwete[1][6] |
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East Africa |
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Specioza Kazibwe[6] |
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East Africa |
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Uhuru Kenyatta[6][19] |
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East Africa |