The
Assembly of the African Union, which is formally known as the
African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government (
AU-AHSG), is one of several decision-making
bodies within the
African Union. The other bodies are the
Pan-African Parliament, the
Executive Council consisting of foreign ministers of the AU members states, and the
African Union Commission. The
Chairperson of the Assembly has few formal functions, the most important of which is to preside at the Pan-African Parliament during the election and swearing in of the President of the Pan-African Parliament.