Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) talks to Vice President Ali Osman Taha (C-R) in Khartoum on January 28, 2013 upon Bashir’s return from the African Union Summit which was held in Addis Ababa. The Sudanese president met with his South-Sudanese counterpart ahead of the summit, when little progress was made. AFP PHOTO/EBRAHIM HAMID