DECISION ON THE ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF SIX (6) COMMISSIONERS
OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Commission on the Election and Appointment of Six (6) Commissioners of the African Union Commission.
2. ELECTS AND APPOINTS the following Commissioners of the African Union Commission for a term of Four (4) years:
|
NO. |
NAME |
COUNTRY |
REGION |
GENDER |
|
1 |
H.E Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment |
Angola |
South |
Female |
|
2 |
H.E Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining |
Zambia |
South |
Male |
|
3 |
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy |
Egypt |
Northern |
Female |
|
4 |
H.E. Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security |
Nigeria |
West |
Male |
3. CONGRATULATES the newly elected Commissioners who shall take the Oath of Office before the Chairperson of the Commission;
4. DECIDES that the Commissioners for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation and Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development will be elected at the June/July 2021 Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the outgoing Commissioners, H.E. Sarah Anyang Agbor and H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed Elfadil shall be acting in the said positions.
5. 5. DECIDES that the candidates to be elected shall be amongst male candidates from the Northern Region and female candidates from the Western Region, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes of the Commission as well as the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly.
6. RECALLS Ext/Assembly/AU/Dec.1 (XI) and Assembly/AU/Dec.761 (XXXIII), which established the Panel of Eminent Personalities and REQUESTS the Eminent Personalities to continue their work, assisted when necessary, by the
same independent African consultancy firm in accordance with the timelines set in this decision.
7. APPROVES the following timelines:
a) Commission to communicate call to Member States to submit Candidates (February - March 2021)
b) Submission of Candidates by Member States (March -April 2021)
c) Assessment of Candidates by the Panel (April -May 2021)
d) Circulation of pre-qualified candidates to Member States (June 2021).
8. REQUESTS the Commission to take all necessary measures towards the implementation of this decision and APPROVES a supplementary budget and DIRECTS the PRC, assisted by its relevant sub-committees to identify the required budget.