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Bush Praises African Success

Posted Feb 16, 08 7:31 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – President Bush is keeping things positive on his five-country African tour, focusing attention on “success stories.” But at the same time, he says, his efforts are addressing conflicts ravaging the continent.  “When you herald success, it helps others realize what is possible,” he said during a stopover in Benin. And though he won’t visit the troubled Kenya, Condoleezza Rice will on Monday, the AP reports.

“The key is that the leaders hear from her firsthand US desires to see that there be no violence, that there be a power-sharing agreement,” he said. Bush became the first US president to visit Benin, where he drew attention to US funds supporting such soundly governed countries. Crowds greeted him warmly: “Benin will remember forever,” read a placard.

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President Bush and first lady Laura Bush meet Beninese children as they participate in an arrival ceremony at Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Benin, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. Bush is visiting...   (Associated Press)
President Bush and Benin's President Boni Yayi hold a joint news conference at Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Benin, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. Bush is visiting Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana,...   (Associated Press)
President Bush and Benin's President Boni Yayi shake hands after a joint news conference at Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Benin, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. Bush is visiting Benin, Tanzania,...   (Associated Press)
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush participate in an arrival ceremony at Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Benin, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008. Bush is visiting Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana,...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, who was just presented with the Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin by Benin's President Boni Yayi, right, adjusts Yayi's sash during a ceremony at Cadjehoun International Airport...   (Associated Press)
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