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The 34
th ordinary summit of the African Union was held at its headquarters at Addis Ababa on 7 and 8 February 2021. It was the first virtual summit held during the COVID-19 pandemic, where, for the first time, it elected its Commission officials virtually under the new AU reforms.
At this summit, the regional rotation of the chair of the AU took place. South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, handed over the chairmanship to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo. Thus, the rotation is from Southern Africa to Central Africa. Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, had held the chair on behalf of East Africa in 2018 and Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, was chair in 2019. Next year, in 2022, West Africa will have the chair. The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, who is currently in the bureau as the first vice-chairman of the AU, is expected to be the next in line. He was endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States (
Daily Monitor
Monday February 08 2021
The Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa, was on Saturday elected vice chairperson of the African Union Commission, edging out Uganda’s Prof Pamela Mbabazi Kasabiiti (chairperson of National Planning Authority) and Ms Hasna Barkat Daoud of Djibouti.
Dr Nsanzabaganwa got 42 of the 55 votes cast while Prof Mbabazi received 10 votes. Ms Daoud collected two votes. Dr Nsanzabaganwa becomes the first female vice chairperson of the AU Commission. Four other contenders had been eliminated from the race at the earlier stage.
A statement from the AU secretariat said during the Heads of State Assembly, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat from Chad was re-elected chairperson of the African Union Commission for another four-year term.