when the african union summit elected colonel muammar gaddafi as its head at the beginning of march , many delegates anticipated a bumpy year ahead . to start with all went well . but now he shows himself at odds with the au ' s peace and safety council over its policy on nouakchott , since has been banned since a junta d ' etat last may . on a visit to the mauritanian parliament earlier this month , the libyan chief said that though the current military leadership had promised to organise elections in 2006 , everything was fine and the file was now closed .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.