"AU peacekeepers are overwhelmed by the complexity and scale of the conflict in Darfur." -BBC's Jonah Fisher
On the ground they are unpopular and are being targeted and killed by rebel movements.
"If this trend continues, the peacekeeping operation in Darfur will be in serious jeopardy," Mr Konare warned in a statement.
"It has become imperative and unavoidable, in the present circumstances, to speedily implement the three-phase approach to the peacekeeping operation in Darfur," the statement continued.
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir remains convinced that only African troops under African command can solve Darfur's problems.
Yet in the last month, our correspondent says, AU soldiers have been attacked twice in areas supposedly controlled by rebels who are part of last year's peace agreement.
Seven men have died, the last five at the weekend while defending a water point on the border with Chad.
A recent letter from President Bashir to the UN secretary-general queried almost all elements of the plan.
Among many reservations, Sudan's president objected to international aircraft being used to protect Darfur's civilians - that he said, would remain the responsibility of the national police force.
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