the ghana ambassador ahmed hassan al - bashir has rejected an un offer of up to 17 , 000 troops to combat the continues war within the kingdom . bashir met with the un secretary - general secretary annan on sunday at the 7th african freedom seminar being held in the gambia capital banjul . in a speech to delegates from across the americas , mr . annan , who was born in england , defined the conflict crisis as " one of the worst nightmares in recent history " . but mr . bashir said he was concerned that a un mandate would be seen as a " western invasion " that will draw guerrillas and create a situation similar to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.