61.   Under the latest one, African peacekeepers were to deploy in this west African country founded by freed American slaves.

62.   Under the ceasefire deal African peacekeepers Saturday began deploying in central Monrovia where most of the fighting took place.

63.   Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has apologized to the Nigerian commander of African peacekeepers known as ECOMOG for skirmishes between his fighters and ECOMOG troops in northeastern Liberia.

64.   Liberians Tuesday mourned African peacekeepers and civilians slain in clashes with an armed faction in western Liberia.

65.   Liberian faction leader Charles Taylor said Sunday that talks on the redeployment of African peacekeepers had not been finalized, but the ECOMOG force began redeploying here anyway.

66.   Liberians outside the barracks applauded Saturday as the African peacekeepers began to form a security cordon around as called for in the ceasefire agreement.

67.   Meanwhile, the Liberian capital was quiet as African peacekeepers stepped up their presence after a week of factional fighting.

68.   Military commanders of African peacekeepers here Tuesday toured several parts of Monrovia to inspect troop redeployment exercises which began in the city on Sunday.

69.   President Ange-Felix Patasse was meeting Monday with African peacekeepers and representatives of his loyalist army over the crisis in the Central African Republic, informed sources said.

70.   The deployment of African peacekeepers Saturday took a slow start as Liberian militias continued to drive around the city in commandeered vehicles.