D3A3: AU Commissioners must be elected for their ideas, not personalities Flashcards
Who is the outgoing AU Commission chairperson?
Moussa Faki Mahamat
Who is the deputy chairperson?
Monique Nsanzabagwana
How many AU Commission positions require new leaders?
8
Name 2 AU Commission positions up for new elections other than chairperson and deputy chairperson.
Infrastructure and Energy
Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
When will the elections take place?
February 2025
What 3 things has the AU achieved in the last decade?
Launched Agenda 2063
African Continental Free Trade Area
Admission to the G20
Name two African countries experiencing long term conflicts.
Somalia
South Sudan
Name two African countries where conflict recently outbroke.
Cameroon
Ethiopia
What is a key issue to be discussed by the AUC?
Chairperson’s powers
What is the name of Chad’s president who passed away in 2021?
President Idriss Deby Itno
How many countries make up the AUC?
55
What is the name of the AU’s predecessor (organisation which filled AU’s role before AU)?
Organisation of African Unity
