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Bush's Africa tour and foreign-aid bonanza.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
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March 17, 2008 |
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President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush wound up a six-day, five-nation tour of Africa on April 21 in Monrovia, Liberia, doling out more than $1 billion in additional foreign aid to the beleaguered continent. In Liberia, the president pledged continued support to train Liberia's army, and also to provide one million textbooks and 10,000 school desks and chairs. In Tanzania, President Bush provided President Jakaya Kikwete's government with a $698 million Millennium Challenge Compact grant.
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The tour also included stops in Benin, Ghana, and Rwanda. Benin is ...
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