Update on the AU elections for membership in the PSC for the Northern Region and the two remaining AU Commission Portfolios

Date | 17 April 2025

INTRODUCTION

This policy brief provides an update on what transpired during the 24th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council.   During the 38th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Assembly held last February, the issue that attracted the most attention was the elections of the AU Commission and the members of the PSC. As discussed in our various analyses on the elections, the AU Commission elections for two portfolios could not proceed. As such, a decision was taken for the election process to open promptly and for the Executive Council to hold an extraordinary session to hold the elections on 15 April 2025. As part of this extraordinary session, it was also decided that the Executive Council would hold an election for membership in the PSC for the seat of the North Africa region.

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