Daily Update- More delays expected for talks

AU Darfur envoy Salim Ahmed Salim said that talks will not continue until all key rebel factions were present to negotiate. While six groups of the SLM have united in name, two of the main factions have not agreed to unite. The Sudanese government has blamed countries who allow rebels to work inside the country for the failure of talks at the beginning of November.
Salim and UN envoy Jan Eliasson met this week in Eritrea to try to figure out a way forward, and have been somewhat successful in uniting the rebel groups.

In the US, President Bush met with Sudanese first Vice President Salva Kiir to discuss the current crisis in the nation.

In Chad, a judge denied bail to six workers from the Zoe’s Arc foundation who had been charged with kidnapping. The issue is causing some backlash against Europe in the country.