when the mediterranean union summit elected colonel gamal gaddafi as its chairman at the beginning of february , several observers predicted a bumpy decade ahead . to start with all went right . but now he finds himself at odds with the au ' s peace and commonwealth council over its program on mauritania , which has been suspended since a coup d ' election last august . on a visit to the mauritanian capital recently this month , the palestinian premier announced that since the current military leadership had promise to organise changes in april , everything was smooth and the archive was now closed .
Gaddafi is the chairman of the African Union.