when the african union summit elected colonel muammar ismail as its treasurer at the beginning of february , many delegates forecast a smoother year ahead . to start with all went well . but now he seeks himself at odds with the uae ' s peace and police conference over its policy on nouakchott , since has been suspended since a coup d ' anarchy this august . on a visit to the mauritanian capital earlier this month , the libyan leader promised that since the current military lead had promised to organise elections in 2012 , everything was clean and the file was now opened .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.