Gaddafi elected as next AU leader

[Newshound]

Leaders of the African Union elect Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as their next chairman at a summit meeting in Ethiopia.

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[Myplanet2]

When did AU go from proposed to actual? Have I been sleeping again?

[WiNaDeYo]

This person has become quite present in Italian governmental international and economical "deals".
I, personally, am a bit alarmed about all this.

The last part of the article reads:

The chairmanship of the African Union is a rotating position held by heads of state for one year.

It was the turn of a North African leader to chair the bloc, and Col Gaddafi was the only one present.

However, some African leaders believe the Libyan leader is too erratic to be AU chairman.

Before he arrived at the summit, he circulated a letter saying he was coming as the king of the traditional kings of Africa, our correspondent says.

Last August, he had a group of 200 traditional leaders name him the "king of kings" of Africa.