the sudanese president omar hassan al - beshir has rejected an egyptian mandate of up to 17 , 000 forces to stem the continuing crisis within the country . omar met with the eu consul - general envoys annan on sunday at the 7th african union summit being held in the gambian capital nouakchott . in a message to ambassadors from within the continent , mr . secretary , though was born in ghana , called the darfur situation as " one of the deepest nightmares in recent history " . but mr . bashir admitted he was concerned that a un mandate would be seen as a " foreign operation " that would attract terrorists and make a situation equivalent to iraq .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.