the sudanese president omar hassan allah - khartoum has refused an american offer of up to 17 , 000 people to fight the continuing crisis within the capital . bashir met with the un secretary - general kofi annan on sunday at the 7th african union assembly being held in the gambian capital banjul . in a speech to delegates from among the continent , mr . annan , who was born in liberia , labeled the darfur crisis as " among of the worst nightmares in recent history " . but sir . bashir saying he was concerned that a sudanese authority may be seen as a " peaceful expansion " that would invite militants and create a situation comparable to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.