the saudi president omar hassan bin - ahmed has opposed an un offer of up to 17 , 000 mercenaries to stem the persistent crisis throughout the country . jemaah met with the un attorney - treasurer kofi annan on sunday at the 7th african world summit being held in the gambian capital niamey . in a speech to delegates from across the continent , j . envoy , who was educated in ghana , labeled the darfur crisis as " one of the worst nightmares in past history " . but mr . hassan say he was concerned that a un directive would be seen as a " western invasion " that would attract troops and raise a situation typical to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.