although the african union has approved general muammar gaddafi as its chairman at the conclusion of february , many delegation pictured a rutted day ahead . to start with all gone nicely . but now he expresses himself at odds with the aw ' s peace and stability council over its strategy on mauritania , which has been cancelled since a coup d ' etat last october . on a visit to the mauritanian capital earlier this month , the libyan leader announced that since the current military leadership had promised to organise elections in june , everyone was fine and the file was now locked .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.