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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir listens during a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak (unseen) in Cairo on February 22, 2009. Beshir met with Mubarak during a one-day visit to Cairo to discuss progress on efforts to end the six-year conflict in Darfur. Last week, the Khartoum government and the most active rebel group in Darfur, the Justice and Equality Movement, signed a pact in Doha aimed at laying the groundwork for broader peace talks. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI