1.  A couple of weeks ago, Africans heard Secretary of State Warren Christopher urge them to set up an African peacekeeping force to be used on the continent.

2.  A much-discussed African peacekeeping force finally can be put together to work inside Rwanda.

3.  Kabbah was restored in March with the help of a Nigerian-led African force that ousted the junta.

4.  Squabbling faction leaders there have turned peace talks into farce, and an African peacekeeping force has grown so frustrated as to consider giving up.

5.  The aim is to set up an African peacekeeping force, which could also be called on by the U.N.

6.  When that moment arrives in Rwanda, and it could come soon, a predominantly African force under U.N. command seems the wisest approach.

7.  A final statement issued early Tuesday in Khartoum said the composition of the proposed African peacekeeping force would be worked out by a technical committee.

8.  African peackeeping forces said Saturday that reports on Thursday of renewed fighting between two rebel factions were false.

9.  African leaders indicated Friday they were cautious about a U.S.-led effort to set up an African peacekeeping force on their tumultuous continent.

10.  Amid growing tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has proposed the deployment of an African force between the two countries.