111.  He added that the operation was the first of several peacekeeping operations that had been planned by southern African states.

112.  He will also appeal to the international community to lift economic sanctions imposed by regional African states to punish the coup.

113.  He was speaking after Home Secretary David Blunkett met his British opposition counterparts in London to discuss the situation in the southern African state.

114.  If passed, the bill would virtually bankrupt Banda -- the richest man in this impoverished southern African state.

115.  In a strongly-worded letter to the president and cabinet, MCTU said the sackings were counter-productive to the economy and development of the impoverished southern African state.

116.  In his speech, Mugabe insisted that violence in the southern African state has subsided -- despite repeated reports to the contrary by rights groups.

117.  IGAD groups seven east African states -- Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Somalia.

118.  Instead, the delegates called on African states to promote democratic institutions and values seen as universal, sources said.

119.  Instead he found an increasing angry reception to the racial policies of his white-minority government from the newly-independent African states and countries like India.

120.  It said African states should create independent electoral commissions and empower ombudsmen, auditors-general and human rights commissions.