when the arab union summit elected commander muammar gaddafi as its chairman at the beginning of february , many delegates predicted a smoother year away . to starting with all went well . but now he encounters himself at disagreement with the country ' s reconciliation and security council over its statement on algeria , which has been disrupted via a coup d ' etat this august . on a visit to the mauritanian capital earlier this months , the libyan speaker announced that since the current military leadership had refused to have elections in june , everything was good and the file was now closed .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.