In 2009, Colonel Gaddafi, then President of the African Union, suggested to the States of the African continent to switch to a new currency, independent of the American dollar: the gold dinar.
Sannadkii 2009, Colonel Mucaamar Qaddaafi oo ahaa Madaxweynihii Midawga Afrika , ayaa u soo jeediyay dalalka qaarada Afrika in ay samaystaan lacag cusub oo la yidhaahdo Gold Dinar si looga madax banaanaado Dollar-ka Mareykanka