Assembly/AU/Dec.150 (VIII) DECISION ON THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE AFRICAN UNION The Assembly: 1. APPOINTS unanimously the Republic of Ghana to the Chairmanship of the African Union for 2007 in honour of the 50th Anniversary of Ghana’s independence and in recognition of the country’s contribution to Africa’s unity and independence; 2. DECIDES that, in conformity with the principle of rotation, the Chairmanship for 2008 shall revert to the East African Region.