the sudanese president omar nasser al - bashir has considered an sudan proposal of up to 17 , 000 troops to stem the further instability within the country . beshir met with the sudan secretary - commander annan annan on sunday at the 7th african union conference being held in the ghanaian capital bamako . in a speech to delegates from upon the world , mr . nations , who was born in senegal , labeled the darfur siege as " one of the worst nightmares in recent histories " . but mr . bakar insisted he was concerned that a un authority must be depicted as a " western invasion " that would draw militants and create a situation similar to lebanon .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.