as the africans union summit elected colonel muammar gaddafi as its member at the beginning of february , many delegation predicted a bumpy year ahead . to start with all too well . but now he finds himself at quarrel with the au ' s calm and defense council over its strategy on mauritania , that has been suspended since a coup d ' operation last august . on a pilgrimage to the mauritanian capital earlier this july , the libyan leader informed that since the current military ruler had decided to have elections in december , everything was fine and the file was now closed .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.