Seven Presidents arrive for Summit

Accra (Greater Accra), 19th May ?99 ?

Six Presidents on Tuesday arrived in Accra to participate in the on-going fifth African-African American Summit.

They are Henry Konan Bedie of Cote d'Ivoire, Abdul Diof of Senegal, and Chief Mswati III of Swaziland.

The others are Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania, J. A. Wijdenbosch of the Surinam. and Mathias Sinamenyi, second vice-president of Burundi. They were met on arrival by President Jerry John Rawlings, Vice-President John Evans Atta Mills, ministers of state, Service commanders, and the diplomatic corps.

They all inspected the guard of honour mounted by a detachment from the 48 Regiment made up of 96 men and three officers.