The Commission

The Commission is the Secretariat of the Union entrusted with executive functions. It is composed of 10 Officials: A Chairperson, a Deputy Chairperson; Eight (8) Commissioners and Staff members. The structure represents the Union and protects its interest under the auspices of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government as well as the Executive Committee. The AU Commission is made up of Portfolios. They are: Peace and Security; Political Affairs; Trade and Industry; Infrastructure and Energy; Social Affairs; Rural Economy and Agriculture; Human Resources, Science and Technology; and Economic Affairs.

Mission and Values of the African Union Commission
The mission of the Commission is become “An efficient and value-adding institution driving the African integration and development process in close collaboration with African Union Member States, the Regional Economic Communities and African citizens”.

The values to guide and govern the functioning and operations of the Commission are:
• Respect for diversity and team work;
• Think Africa above all;
• Transparency and accountability;
• Integrity and impartiality;
• Efficiency and professionalism; and
• Information and knowledge sharing.

The Commission will endeavour to fulfil its Mission by developing clear goals and strategies. The values indicated above will constitute the basis on which the AUC will achieve its Mission. They will also encourage the development of a service culture for the entire organization.

The Commission will be guided by the following principles:
• Subsidiarity and complementarity with other Organs, Member States and RECs;
• Results orientation, feasibility and impact focus;
• Close coordination and cooperation with the RECs;
• Coherence of policies and programmes; and
• A networking approach that takes advantage of available resources through other players.

Guided by these values and principles, the Commission will endeavour to achieve its Mission through implementation of clear goals and strategies and by committing the requisite resources for effective discharge of its mandate. This would require the AUC presenting specific proposals to give full effect to its texts, and bring new possibilities and benefits to the citizens of Africa.