Bush began a six-day, five-nation tour of Africa on Friday, hoping to showcase progress on AIDS and malaria and his commitment to economic development on the world’s poorest continent.
Bush and first lady Laura Bush will visit Benin, Ghana and Tanzania — three of Africa’s most stable countries — as well as Liberia and Rwanda, which have emerged from civil wars.
Bush and first lady Laura Bush will visit Benin, Ghana and Tanzania — three of Africa’s most stable countries — as well as Liberia and Rwanda, which have emerged from civil wars.
A recent Pew poll of 47 nations found that George Bush and America's popularity is exceptionally high in Africa, where some hold the U.S. in higher regard than Americans do themselves,
President George W. Bush is greeted by President Boni Yayi of Benin, and his wife, Madame Chantal de Souza Yayi, as he and Mrs. Laura Bush deplane Air Force One Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at the Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Benin. 
President George W. Bush is greeted by flower girls upon arrival Saturday, Feb. 6, 2008, at Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Benin, after he and Mrs. Laura Bush arrived at the first stop on their five-country, Africa visit.
Tanzanian women in dresses bearing the likeness of President George W. Bush wave flags from Tanzania and the United States as they await the arrival Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam of President Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush.
Young women in traditional costume dance during welcoming ceremonies for President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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I think, especially in the US, too much of the press about Bush's visit has been focused on him personally. It's fairly rare for international attention to be so focused on a country like Tanzania. I hope this is an opportunity for the media to highlight some of the incredible local people making a difference in this beautiful country, like the kids in the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z80BFoV5y_U and Mama Lucy Kamptoni, the passionate local woman who founded their amazing school using the income from her poultry business. Learn more at www.epicchange.org or on my blog at www.epicchange.org/blog.
I have a post at my blog you might like, emmanuel.
Regarding Bush's visit to Africa...I think he's just doing this as a last attempt to try and salvage his image for the history books....either that or he wanted to go on a vacation to Africa and let the government pay for it.
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