I. THE PARTIES 1. Mr. Aliyu Suleiman (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant”) is a national of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who claims to be an advocate for social justice. He alleges the violation of the rights of African citizens in relation to the nomination process of the candidates for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission. 2. The Application is filed against the African Union (hereinafter referred to as “the AU”) and the African Union Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the AUC”); hereinafter jointly referred to as “the Respondents”. The AU is a continental organisation of African States established under the Constitutive Act of the AU, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as “the Constitutive Act”). The AUC is the Secretariat of the AU established in accordance with the provisions of the Constitutive Act. II. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION A. Facts of the matter 3. It emerges from the Application, that in February 2024, the AU invited all interested Africans to submit their application for the position of Chairperson of the AUC in accordance with the requirements that it had published on its website including, leadership skills and the vision to advance Africa’s transformative Agenda 2063. The Applicant was not one of the candidates but files this case in the public interest, on behalf of all adult Africans. 4. The Applicant avers that the pre-selection process was flawed because the nominated candidates’ qualifications were not vetted and as such, some of them, he alleges, do not meet the requirements for the position of Chairperson of the AUC as published in the AU website. 2