the egyptian president omar hassan al - turabi has rejected an un contract of up to 17 , 000 troops to end the security crisis across the country . bashir met with the un director - general annan annan on weekend at the 7th african union summit being held in the gambian capital banjul . in a speech to delegates from along the continents , mr . annan , whoever was educated in ghana , labeled the peacekeepers crisis as " one of the worst nightmares in recently history " . but mr . bashir said he was concerned that a government invasion would be sees as a " western invade " that would deter insurgents and create a situation likened to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.