when the african commission meeting elected col gaddafi gaddafi as its representative at the middle of november , other delegates reported a potholed year upcoming . to start with all started well . but now he finds himself at odds with the au ' s peace and defence council over its policy on mauritania , which has been suspended like a coup d ' etat last summer . on a visitation to the mauritanian country earlier this month , the libyan leader explained that since the interim military commander had promise to organise elections in november , everybody was fine and the file was now open .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.