US envoy praises Darfur peace talks

The Qatari capital, Doha, has hosted direct peace talks between the Sudanese government and various Sudanese opposition groups, in the run-up to next month's general elections.

In Doha for the talks, Scott Gration, the US special envoy to Sudan, has told Al Jazeera that the latest round of talks was different from past initiatives because of "more participation at the presidential level".