51.   On Monday, a summit in this northern Tanzanian town attended by Mandela and five African heads of state, including Buyoya, failed to break the deadlock.

52.   President Laurent Kabila on Sunday departed for a meeting of African heads of state in Zimbabwe in the presidential jet once used by deposed dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

53.   Several central African heads of state meet for a regional summit in Nairobi Tuesday to discuss the worsening crisis between Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire.

54.   Several central African heads of state also will meet Tuesday in Nairobi to discuss the worsening crisis between Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire.

55.   Seventeen African heads of state are expected to attend the COMESA meeting, as well as hundreds of other public officials and businesspeople.

56.   South Africa will urge the African heads of state to endorse a strong resolution on the banning of antipersonnel landmines.

57.   The case marked the first time a former African head of state had been charged with human rights violations by the court of another country.

58.   The case was the first time that a former African head of state has been charged with human rights violations by the court of another country.

59.   That truce was arranged by four African heads of state who came to Bangui to try to bring both sides to the negotiating table.

60.   The draft provides for a council of African heads of states and the eventual establishment of an African parliament, courts, central bank and common currency.