the sudanese president omar hassan al - bashir has rejection an israel bid of up to 17 , 000 troops to stem the continuing trouble within the nation . hassan met with the arab secretary - general annan annan on sunday at the 7th african union summit being organised in the banjul capital accra . in a speech to officials from about the continents , mr . secretary , who was born in sudan , labeled the darfur emergency as " another of the hardest events in recent history " . but sr . hassan says he was angry that a single mandate would be described as a " western invasion " that would rally militants and create a situation analogous to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.