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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Chairperson of the<br /> African Union</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_African_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" 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decoding="async" width="220" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/His_Excellency_Mohammed_Ould_Cheikh_El_Ghazouani%2C_President_of_Mauritania%2C_at_the_UK-Africa_Investment_Summit%2C_20_January_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-His_Excellency_Mohammed_Ould_Cheikh_El_Ghazouani%2C_President_of_Mauritania%2C_at_the_UK-Africa_Investment_Summit%2C_20_January_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/His_Excellency_Mohammed_Ould_Cheikh_El_Ghazouani%2C_President_of_Mauritania%2C_at_the_UK-Africa_Investment_Summit%2C_20_January_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-His_Excellency_Mohammed_Ould_Cheikh_El_Ghazouani%2C_President_of_Mauritania%2C_at_the_UK-Africa_Investment_Summit%2C_20_January_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="874" data-file-height="1140" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ould_Ghazouani" title="Mohamed Ould Ghazouani">Mohamed Ould Ghazouani</a><br /></div>since 17 February 2024</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Excellency" title="Excellency">Excellency</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">CPAU</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_African_Union" title="Assembly of the African Union">the Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">One year</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitutive_Act_of_the_African_Union" title="Constitutive Act of the African Union">Constitutive Act of the AU</a> (article 6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chairperson_of_the_Organisation_of_African_Unity" title="Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity">Chairperson of the OAU</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">9 July 2002</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Bureau">Bureau</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://au.int/en/cpau">au<wbr />.int<wbr />/en<wbr />/cpau</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Chairperson of the African Union</b> is the ceremonial head of the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> (AU) elected by the <a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_African_Union" title="Assembly of the African Union">Assembly of Heads of State and Government</a> for a one-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-handbook_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It rotates among the continent's five <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_African_Union" title="Regions of the African Union">regions</a>. </p><p>A candidate must be selected by consensus or at least two-thirds majority vote by <a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_African_Union" title="Member states of the African Union">member states</a>. The chairperson is expected to complete the term without interruption; hence countries with impending elections may be ineligible.<sup id="cite_ref-ghana_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghana-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current Chairperson is <a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritanian</a> President <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ould_Ghazouani" title="Mohamed Ould Ghazouani">Mohamed Ould Ghazouani</a>. Both <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a> and <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a> are seeking the post in 2025;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a> in 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-Brazzaville_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brazzaville-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairperson_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chairperson_of_the_Organisation_of_African_Unity" title="Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity">Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity</a></div> <p>In 2002, South African President <a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a> served as the inaugural chairman of the union. The post rotates annually amongst the five <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_the_African_Union" title="Regions of the African Union">geographic regions</a> of Africa; and over the years it has assumed the following order: East, North, Southern, Central and West Africa. </p><p>In January 2007, the assembly elected Ghanaian President <a href="/wiki/John_Kufuor" title="John Kufuor">John Kufuor</a> over Sudan's President <a href="/wiki/Omar_al-Bashir" title="Omar al-Bashir">Omar al-Bashir</a> due to the ongoing <a href="/wiki/Conflict_in_Darfur" class="mw-redirect" title="Conflict in Darfur">conflict in Darfur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ghana_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghana-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a> said it would undermine African Union's credibility and <a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a> threatened to withdraw its membership. Western governments also lobbied against Sudan and suggested <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> as a compromise candidate from the East African region. By consensus, Ghana was elected instead as it was celebrating its 50th independence anniversary that year.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jakaya_Kikwete_and_Muammar_al-Gaddafi,_12th_AU_Summit,_090202-N-0506A-678.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Jakaya_Kikwete_and_Muammar_al-Gaddafi%2C_12th_AU_Summit%2C_090202-N-0506A-678.jpg/220px-Jakaya_Kikwete_and_Muammar_al-Gaddafi%2C_12th_AU_Summit%2C_090202-N-0506A-678.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Jakaya_Kikwete_and_Muammar_al-Gaddafi%2C_12th_AU_Summit%2C_090202-N-0506A-678.jpg/330px-Jakaya_Kikwete_and_Muammar_al-Gaddafi%2C_12th_AU_Summit%2C_090202-N-0506A-678.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Jakaya_Kikwete_and_Muammar_al-Gaddafi%2C_12th_AU_Summit%2C_090202-N-0506A-678.jpg/440px-Jakaya_Kikwete_and_Muammar_al-Gaddafi%2C_12th_AU_Summit%2C_090202-N-0506A-678.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>Gaddafi holding the ceremonial baton after taking over as Chair from Tanzania's <a href="/wiki/Jakaya_Kikwete" title="Jakaya Kikwete">Jakaya Kikwete</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In January 2010, Libyan Leader <a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a> unsuccessfully tried to extend his tenure by an additional year,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> saying more time was needed in order to implement his vision for a <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_Africa" title="United States of Africa">United States of Africa</a> - of which he was a strong proponent. Libya was at the time one of the largest financial supporters of the AU. <a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> was chosen instead.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The election of Equatoguinean President <a href="/wiki/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo" title="Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo">Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo</a> in January 2011 was criticized by human rights activists as it undermined the AU's commitment to democracy.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congolese Republic President <a href="/wiki/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso" title="Denis Sassou Nguesso">Denis Sassou Nguesso</a> and Zimbabwean President <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a> have both led the AU and its predecessor, the <a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_African_Unity" title="Organisation of African Unity">Organisation of African Unity</a> during the terms 1986–88 and 2006–07, and 1997–98 and 2015–16 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, both <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> were vying for the position.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Comorian President <a href="/wiki/Azali_Assoumani" title="Azali Assoumani">Azali Assoumani</a> thanked Kenyan President <a href="/wiki/William_Ruto" title="William Ruto">William Ruto</a> for his country's withdrawal.<sup id="cite_ref-comoros_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-comoros-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, Both <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a> were interested in the position in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a> was elected instead. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role">Role</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairperson_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The incumbent chairs the biannual summit meetings of the assembly and represents the continent in various international fora such as <a href="/wiki/Group_of_Seven" class="mw-redirect" title="Group of Seven">G7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_International_Conference_on_African_Development" title="Tokyo International Conference on African Development">TICAD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forum_on_China%E2%80%93Africa_Cooperation" title="Forum on China–Africa Cooperation">FOCAC</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_G-20_summits" class="mw-redirect" title="List of G-20 summits">G20</a> summits.<sup id="cite_ref-handbook_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-handbook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They also assist in resolving crises on the continent as an elder statesman. It has been suggested that liaison offices be established to prevent friction between the incumbent and the <a href="/wiki/Chairperson_of_the_African_Union_Commission" title="Chairperson of the African Union Commission">Commission Chairperson</a> at the headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elder_Statesman">Elder Statesman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairperson_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Elder Statesman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, following <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Kenyan_crisis" title="2007–2008 Kenyan crisis">post-election crisis</a>, AU Chairman Jakaya Kikwete was instrumental in facilitating the opposing sides to agree to a <a href="/wiki/Government_of_National_Unity_(Kenya)" title="Government of National Unity (Kenya)">Government of National Unity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kikwete also backed the <a href="/wiki/2008_invasion_of_Anjouan" title="2008 invasion of Anjouan">invasion of Anjouan</a> by sending an AU Force to assist the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> federal government to remove renegade leader <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Bacar" title="Mohamed Bacar">Mohamed Bacar</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Chairpersons">List of Chairpersons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairperson_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of Chairpersons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Country </th> <th rowspan="2">Region </th> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="References">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="546" data-file-height="711" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a></td> <td>9 July 2002</td> <td>10 July 2003</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joaquim_Chissano_2004-08-31.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Joaquim_Chissano_2004-08-31.jpg/100px-Joaquim_Chissano_2004-08-31.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Joaquim_Chissano_2004-08-31.jpg/150px-Joaquim_Chissano_2004-08-31.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Joaquim_Chissano_2004-08-31.jpg/200px-Joaquim_Chissano_2004-08-31.jpg 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="280" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joaquim_Chissano" title="Joaquim Chissano">Joaquim Chissano</a></td> <td>10 July 2003</td> <td>11 July 2004</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mozambique" title="Mozambique">Mozambique</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Olusegun_Obasanjo_1-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Olusegun_Obasanjo_1-2.jpg/100px-Olusegun_Obasanjo_1-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Olusegun_Obasanjo_1-2.jpg/150px-Olusegun_Obasanjo_1-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Olusegun_Obasanjo_1-2.jpg/200px-Olusegun_Obasanjo_1-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1125" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo">Olusegun Obasanjo</a></td> <td>11 July 2004</td> <td>24 January 2006</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg/100px-Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg/150px-Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg/200px-Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="287" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso" title="Denis Sassou Nguesso">Denis Sassou Nguesso</a></td> <td>24 January 2006</td> <td>24 January 2007</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of Congo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Africa" title="Central Africa">Central Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Kufuor_1-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_Kufuor_1-1.jpg/100px-John_Kufuor_1-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_Kufuor_1-1.jpg/150px-John_Kufuor_1-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/John_Kufuor_1-1.jpg/200px-John_Kufuor_1-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Kufuor" title="John Kufuor">John Kufuor</a></td> <td>30 January 2007</td> <td>31 January 2008</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-ghana_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ghana-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jakaya_Kikwete_2011_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jakaya_Kikwete_2011_crop.jpg/100px-Jakaya_Kikwete_2011_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jakaya_Kikwete_2011_crop.jpg/150px-Jakaya_Kikwete_2011_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Jakaya_Kikwete_2011_crop.jpg/200px-Jakaya_Kikwete_2011_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="771" data-file-height="1079" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jakaya_Kikwete" title="Jakaya Kikwete">Jakaya Kikwete</a></td> <td>31 January 2008</td> <td>2 February 2009</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Moamer_el_Gadafi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Moamer_el_Gadafi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Moamer_el_Gadafi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Moamer_el_Gadafi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Moamer_el_Gadafi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Moamer_el_Gadafi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Moamer_el_Gadafi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1948" data-file-height="2493" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi" title="Muammar Gaddafi">Muammar Gaddafi</a></td> <td>2 February 2009</td> <td>31 January 2010</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Great_Socialist_People%27s_Libyan_Arab_Jamahiriya" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya">Libya</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bingu_wa_Mutharika_2009-09-23.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bingu_wa_Mutharika_2009-09-23.jpg/100px-Bingu_wa_Mutharika_2009-09-23.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bingu_wa_Mutharika_2009-09-23.jpg/150px-Bingu_wa_Mutharika_2009-09-23.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Bingu_wa_Mutharika_2009-09-23.jpg/200px-Bingu_wa_Mutharika_2009-09-23.jpg 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="270" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bingu_wa_Mutharika" title="Bingu wa Mutharika">Bingu wa Mutharika</a></td> <td>31 January 2010</td> <td>31 January 2011</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Malawi_%282010%E2%80%932012%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malawi_%282010%E2%80%932012%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Malawi_%282010%E2%80%932012%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malawi_%282010%E2%80%932012%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Malawi_%282010%E2%80%932012%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malawi_%282010%E2%80%932012%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg/100px-Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg/150px-Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg/200px-Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="544" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo" title="Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo">Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo</a></td> <td>31 January 2011</td> <td>29 January 2012</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg/45px-Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Africa" title="Central Africa">Central Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yayi_Boni.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Yayi_Boni.jpg/100px-Yayi_Boni.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Yayi_Boni.jpg/150px-Yayi_Boni.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Yayi_Boni.jpg/200px-Yayi_Boni.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1551" data-file-height="1834" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yayi_Boni" class="mw-redirect" title="Yayi Boni">Yayi Boni</a></td> <td>29 January 2012</td> <td>27 January 2013</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/23px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/35px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/45px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Benin" title="Benin">Benin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hailemariam_Desalegn_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Hailemariam_Desalegn_2014.jpg/100px-Hailemariam_Desalegn_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Hailemariam_Desalegn_2014.jpg/150px-Hailemariam_Desalegn_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Hailemariam_Desalegn_2014.jpg/200px-Hailemariam_Desalegn_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="468" data-file-height="571" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hailemariam_Desalegn" title="Hailemariam Desalegn">Hailemariam Desalegn</a></td> <td>27 January 2013</td> <td>30 January 2014</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz_August_2014_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz_August_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz_August_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz_August_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz_August_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz_August_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz_August_2014_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="716" data-file-height="958" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ould_Abdel_Aziz" title="Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz">Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz</a></td> <td>30 January 2014</td> <td>30 January 2015</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Mauritania_%281959%E2%80%932017%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mauritania_%281959%E2%80%932017%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Mauritania_%281959%E2%80%932017%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mauritania_%281959%E2%80%932017%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Mauritania_%281959%E2%80%932017%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mauritania_%281959%E2%80%932017%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mugabe_1979_a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Mugabe_1979_a.jpg/100px-Mugabe_1979_a.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Mugabe_1979_a.jpg/150px-Mugabe_1979_a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Mugabe_1979_a.jpg/200px-Mugabe_1979_a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2087" data-file-height="2783" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a></td> <td>30 January 2015</td> <td>30 January 2016</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Idriss_D%C3%A9by_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Idriss_D%C3%A9by_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg/100px-Idriss_D%C3%A9by_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Idriss_D%C3%A9by_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg/150px-Idriss_D%C3%A9by_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Idriss_D%C3%A9by_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg/200px-Idriss_D%C3%A9by_at_the_White_House_in_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="483" data-file-height="644" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idriss_D%C3%A9by" title="Idriss Déby">Idriss Déby</a></td> <td>30 January 2016</td> <td>30 January 2017</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Flag_of_Chad.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chad.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Africa" title="Central Africa">Central Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alpha_Conde_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Alpha_Conde_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg/100px-Alpha_Conde_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Alpha_Conde_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg/150px-Alpha_Conde_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Alpha_Conde_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg/200px-Alpha_Conde_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3592" data-file-height="5240" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Cond%C3%A9" title="Alpha Condé">Alpha Condé</a></td> <td>30 January 2017</td> <td>28 January 2018</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/45px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Kagame_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Paul_Kagame_2014.jpg/100px-Paul_Kagame_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Paul_Kagame_2014.jpg/150px-Paul_Kagame_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Paul_Kagame_2014.jpg/200px-Paul_Kagame_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1909" data-file-height="2531" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Kagame" title="Paul Kagame">Paul Kagame</a></td> <td>28 January 2018</td> <td>10 February 2019</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-kagame_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kagame-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AbdelFattah_Elsisi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/AbdelFattah_Elsisi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-AbdelFattah_Elsisi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/AbdelFattah_Elsisi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-AbdelFattah_Elsisi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/AbdelFattah_Elsisi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-AbdelFattah_Elsisi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="703" data-file-height="885" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi" title="Abdel Fattah el-Sisi">Abdel Fattah el-Sisi</a></td> <td>10 February 2019</td> <td>9 February 2020</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-sisi_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sisi-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mr._Houlin_Zhao,_ITU_Secretary-General_with_H._E._Mr._Cyril_Ramaphosa,_President,_South_Africa_(cropped)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Mr._Houlin_Zhao%2C_ITU_Secretary-General_with_H._E._Mr._Cyril_Ramaphosa%2C_President%2C_South_Africa_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Mr._Houlin_Zhao%2C_ITU_Secretary-General_with_H._E._Mr._Cyril_Ramaphosa%2C_President%2C_South_Africa_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Mr._Houlin_Zhao%2C_ITU_Secretary-General_with_H._E._Mr._Cyril_Ramaphosa%2C_President%2C_South_Africa_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Mr._Houlin_Zhao%2C_ITU_Secretary-General_with_H._E._Mr._Cyril_Ramaphosa%2C_President%2C_South_Africa_%28cropped%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa">Southern Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-cyrilsupport_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cyrilsupport-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi_-_2019_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi_-_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi_-_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi_-_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi_-_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi_-_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi_-_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="261" data-file-height="395" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Tshisekedi" title="Félix Tshisekedi">Félix Tshisekedi</a></td> <td>6 February 2021</td> <td>5 February 2022</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of Congo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Africa" title="Central Africa">Central Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-felix_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-felix-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Macky_Sall_in_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/President_Macky_Sall_in_2020.jpg/100px-President_Macky_Sall_in_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/President_Macky_Sall_in_2020.jpg/150px-President_Macky_Sall_in_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/President_Macky_Sall_in_2020.jpg/200px-President_Macky_Sall_in_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="413" data-file-height="495" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macky_Sall" title="Macky Sall">Macky Sall</a></td> <td>5 February 2022</td> <td>18 February 2023</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Azali_Assoumani.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/President_Azali_Assoumani.jpg/100px-President_Azali_Assoumani.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/President_Azali_Assoumani.jpg/150px-President_Azali_Assoumani.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/President_Azali_Assoumani.jpg/200px-President_Azali_Assoumani.jpg 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="392" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azali_Assoumani" title="Azali Assoumani">Azali Assoumani</a></td> <td>18 February 2023</td> <td>17 February 2024</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Comoros.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">East Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-azali_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-azali-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8_02_(18-02-2022).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8_02_%2818-02-2022%29.jpg/100px-%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8_02_%2818-02-2022%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8_02_%2818-02-2022%29.jpg/150px-%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8_02_%2818-02-2022%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8_02_%2818-02-2022%29.jpg/200px-%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4_%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8_02_%2818-02-2022%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1205" data-file-height="1565" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ould_Ghazouani" title="Mohamed Ould Ghazouani">Mohamed Ould Ghazouani</a></td> <td>17 February 2024</td> <td><i>Incumbent</i></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Mauritania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Mauritania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bureau">Bureau</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chairperson_of_the_African_Union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bureau"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chairperson is assisted by a bureau of four vice chairpersons including a rapporteur.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Portrait</th> <th>Incumbent</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Region</th> <th>Title </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jo%C3%A3o_Louren%C3%A7o_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Jo%C3%A3o_Louren%C3%A7o_2023.jpg/75px-Jo%C3%A3o_Louren%C3%A7o_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="104" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Angola">Angola</a></td> <td>Southern Africa</td> <td>First Vice Chairperson </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg/75px-Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg/113px-Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg/150px-Denis_Sassou_Nguesso_1986_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="287" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso" title="Denis Sassou Nguesso">Denis Sassou Nguesso</a><sup id="cite_ref-Brazzaville_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brazzaville-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of Congo</a></td> <td>Central Africa</td> <td>Second Vice Chairperson </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nana_Akufo_Addo,_Jan._2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Nana_Akufo_Addo%2C_Jan._2020.jpg/75px-Nana_Akufo_Addo%2C_Jan._2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Nana_Akufo_Addo%2C_Jan._2020.jpg/113px-Nana_Akufo_Addo%2C_Jan._2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Nana_Akufo_Addo%2C_Jan._2020.jpg/150px-Nana_Akufo_Addo%2C_Jan._2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="1013" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nana_Akufo-Addo" title="Nana Akufo-Addo">Nana Akufo-Addo</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, 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