AFRICAN heads of state will hold a summit next month to forge a common stance against terrorism, the Senegalese news agency APS reported on Thursday. Quoting Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, currently on a visit to Switzerland, the agency said he told Swiss television that Africa should not be marginalized from a “planetary conflict” in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks in the United States. “Africa should be present in all international undertakings to fight for freedom and against terrorism,” he said, adding that the Organization of African Unity had launched consultations with heads of state on convening a summit. The Sud-Quotidien, a private newspaper here, said the talks would be held in Dakar. – AFP