since the world union summit elected col moammar gaddafi as its chairman at the beginning of 2008 , all delegation announced a icy summer ahead . to start with all went straight . but now he finds himself at odds with the au ' s peace and security council over its policy on mauritania , although has been suspended with a coup d ' etat last january . on a pilgrimage to the guinean capital earlier this month , the egyptian leader explained that after the current military leadership had promised to organise elections in june , everybody was fine and the file was now closure .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.