Sudan's government and Darfur rebels said Monday they'll reopen long-stymied peace talks within weeks in Nigeria, aimed at calming the western Sudan region where tens of thousands have died in fighting. Asked by The Associated Press if the government had plans to return to the negotiating table after previous rounds of failed talks, Sudan Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail replied: "In February. In Abuja." "Yes we will be there," said a top Sudanese Liberation Army negotiator, Abakar Mohamed Abu el-Bashar, reached by telephone in London. "We will be very happy to be there."
