Significant Visit to Africa Two weeks ago, Mr. Cohen visited Khartoum, his first trip to Africa since his confirmation.

He blamed an Eritrean faction opposed to the country's government for the attacks and said Sudan had curtailed its activities following talks with Eritrean representatives who recently visited Khartoum.

Sudanese-Chadian relationship improved dramatically after Chadian President Idriss Deby visited Khartoum on February 9, 2010.

I once visited Khartoum in the heat of the summer; if you're backpacking and don't have much money, I imagine that's about as bad as it gets.

But the Sudanese-Chadian relationship improved dramatically after Chadian President Idriss Deby visited Khartoum in February.

Mr. Jonah now hopes to visit Khartoum in February if the gulf situation permits.

For his part, Mr. Page told reporters visiting Khartoum recently that the Sudanese Government had to have the major say in relief activities.

When the British explorer Samuel Baker visited Khartoum in 1862, he found that everyone in the town was involved in the slave trade, including the Governor-General.

As representatives of the three guarantor countries, we are visiting both Khartoum and Juba this weekend to make clear our support for these goals.

Ahmed, from Britain's ruling Labour Party, and Baroness Warsi, an opposition Conservative, visited Khartoum and had a meeting with the President of Sudan.