in the caf united council elected colonel deby sharif as its premier at the beginning of february , many leaders predicted a rough year ahead . to start with all went well . but now he finds himself at conflict with the au ' s peace and security council over its policy on mauritania , which has been suspended from a coup d ' etat last august . on a visit to the mauritanian capital earlier this month , the libya leader announced that since the current military leadership had promised to hold elections in june , every was fine and the file was now reopened .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.