United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai (L), smiles during a visit to Khor Abeche Base, south Darfur March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (SUDAN POLITICS MILITARY SOCIETY CONFLICT) 

Peacekeeper from the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) stands during a visit of the Force Commander, General Martin Luther Agwai (not pictured) at their base in Nyala South Darfur, March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (SUDAN POLITICS MILITARY SOCIETY CONFLICT) 

United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai (L), walks out a barrack at Khor Abeche Base, south Darfur March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (SUDAN POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY SOCIETY) 

United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai (R) shakes hands with peacekeepers upon his arrival for an inspection at Khor Abeche Base, south Darfur March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra(SUDAN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY MILITARY) 

United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai (2nd L), talks to Major Abubakar (R) upon his arrival for an inspection at Khor Abeche Base, south Darfur March 15, 2009. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra(SUDAN POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY MILITARY) 

Chairman of the African Union Commission Alpha Oumar Konare (L) talks to the force commander of the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) Martin Luther Agwai (R) in El Fasher December 24, 2007. Behind them is Commissioner for Peace and Security Said Djinnit (C). REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla (SUDAN) 

Chairman of the African Union Commission Alpha Oumar Konare (R) talks to the force commander of the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) Martin Luther Agwai (C) in El Fasher December 24, 2007. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla (SUDAN) 

General Martin Luther Agwai (L), force commander of the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS), visits a wounded AU peacekeeper admitted to a hospital in Khartoum October 9, 2007. A Sudanese army air and ground assault killed at least 40 people in the Darfur town of Muhajiriya, where bodies littered the streets amid burned out buildings, rebels who control the area said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla (SUDAN) 

Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur Rodolphe Adada (L) and General Martin Luther Agwai (C), force commander of the African Union (AU) Mission in the Sudan (AMIS), visit a wounded AU peacekeeper admitted to a hospital in Khartoum October 9, 2007. A Sudanese army air and ground assault killed at least 40 people in the Darfur town of Muhajiriya, where bodies littered the streets amid burned out buildings, rebels who control the area said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla (SUDAN) 

Martin Luther Agwai, force commander of the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS), speaks to the media at the AU offices in Khartoum July 5, 2007. Bringing peace to Darfur will not be easy but a joint U.N.-African Union force should be much more effective than the AU peacekeepers currently struggling to hold the ring, the new force commander said on Thursday. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla (SUDAN) 

Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff, Major-General Martin Luther Agwai (L), presents a handover note to his counterpart from Cameroon, Major-General Meka Rene Claude during a ceremony at the Archibong village in Bakassi peninsula, Nigeria August 14, 2006. Nigeria handed over the northern part of the Bakassi peninusula to Cameroon on Monday after pulling out thousands of troops from the territory at the weekend. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA)