11.   A dozen African heads of state were due to meet in Kinshasa to discuss ways of improving regional economic cooperation.

12.   A number of African heads of state were to attend the funeral.

13.   A summit on the crisis bringing together African heads of state and two Kabila representatives opens Wednesday in Lome, Togo.

14.   African heads of state agreed to liquidate troubled Air Afrique Tuesday and form a new airline in its place with the same name and logo.

15.   African heads of state and the United Nations launched an initiative Wednesday aimed at nudging African states up those depressing development charts by the turn of the century.

16.   African heads of state and the U.N. secretary-general opened a summit Monday on the rebellion sweeping Zaire and called anew for a cease-fire and peace talks.

17.   African heads of state meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe for the annual Organization of African Unity summit also gave their backing to Nigeria.

18.   African heads of state agreed Wednesday to search for outside investors to keep regional Air Afrique airborne under a multimillion-dollar burden of debt.

19.   African heads of state meeting at a summit here have approved a plan to create a continent-wide human rights court, officials announced Wednesday.

20.   African heads of state were to consider the Sierra Leonean crisis at a meeting in Conakry, Guinea Thursday.