African Union Commission

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The African Union Commission (AUC) acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the

), which is a separate body that reports to the African Union.

History

On September 13, 2005 an agreement was reached by the Commission and France whereby France would donate €5 million for the furtherance of African Union activities. Some of the initiatives this money will go to are an African Communication Policy and an African Common Defence Force. The signatory on behalf of the Commission was Bernard Zoba.

The African Union Commission became a part of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 2012.^[1] FOCAC is the main multi-lateral coordination mechanism between the African countries and China.^[2] Since joining FOCAC, the African Union Commission has increasingly played a coordinating role, although each African country in FOCAC continues to represent itself individually.^[1]

Key members

• Moussa Faki is Chairman of the Commission, replacing Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in January 2017.^[3]
• Thomas Kwesi Quartey is Deputy Chairman.^[4]
• Directorate of Conference Management and Publications is headed by Nedjat Khellaf
• Directorate of Peace and Security is headed by Ramtane Lamamra
• Directorate of Political Affairs is headed by Julia Dolly Joiner
• Directorate of Infrastructure and Energy is headed by Elham Mahmood Ibrahim
• Directorate of Social Affairs is headed by Amira El Fadil
• Directorate of Human Resources, Science and Technology is headed by Nagia Essayed
• African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development is Raila Odinga since October 2018. Prior to this, the Directorate of Trade and Industry was headed by Elisabeth Tankeu.
• Directorate of Rural Economy and Agriculture is headed by Rosebud Kurwijila
• Directorate of Economic Affairs is headed by Maxwell Mkwezalamba
• Office of the Legal Counsel is headed by Ben Kioko
• Tidiane Ouattara

References

External links

• Official website

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