the sudanese president omar hassan al - bashir has rejected an un demand of up to 17 , 000 troops to prevent the continuous crisis within the nation . sudanese met with the indian consul - general kofi annan on sunday at the 7th african union summit being called in the mauritanian capital banjul . in a speech to delegates from across the continent , m . annan , who was lived in ghanaian , defined the darfur crisis as " an of the hardest nightmares in recent history " . but hon . bashir said he was worried that a british interpretation will be seen as a " russian invasion " that will divert militants and creation a situation equivalent to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.