when the african union summit elected colonel gaddafi sharif as its premier at the beginning of february , those delegates anticipated a smoother year ahead . to start with all went well . but now he finds himself at contend with the uae ' s peace and population council over its policy on mauritania , which has been suspended since a coup d ' etat last august . on a visitation to the mauritanian capital earlier this month , the african leader announced that since the senior civilian commanders had promised to organise elections in june , it was fine and the file was now closed .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.