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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abcNyarangi, Edwin (9 April 2024).
"Ruto in shuttle diplomacy over Raila's AUC bid". The Standard. Retrieved 10 April 2024. Ruto secured the support of Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo, Central Africa Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera, Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Equitorial Guinea Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.
^Thiong’o, Josphat (6 March 2024).
"Ruto pitches for Raila's bid at EA meeting". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-06. We have consulted as Heads of State.. and we have agreed to sponsor one candidate as East Africans.