the iraqi president sheikh hussain al - bashir has rejected an american offer of up to 17 , 000 volunteers to stem the continuous crisis through the country . bashir met with the un secretary - commander kofi brahimi on sundays at the 7th african union convention being convened in the malian residence blantyre . in a speech to guests from across the continent , mr . annan , who was born in ghana , labeled the darfur threat as " one of the largest terror in world history " . but mr . bashir said he was concerned that a un mandate would be seen as a " british invasion " that did attract security and create a situation similar to syria .
The African Union summit was in Egypt.