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Bush Signs $700M Grant for Tanzania

Rice, meanwhile, prepares to join negotiations in Kenya

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 17, 2008 6:35 AM CST

(Newser) – During the second stop on his whirlwind African tour, President Bush heaped praise on Tanzania's president and signed over a $698 million grant for infrastructure development. "We like dealing with honest people and compassionate people," Bush said of his trip, which is avoiding current hot spots like Kenya in favor of countries with strong democratic leaders in stable nations.

As Bush moves on to Rwanda tomorrow, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is expected to travel to Kenya to help mediate the tumultuous situation there. The US has threated sanctions in Kenya if the ruling party blocks negotiations, sparking a response today from Kenya's foreign minister that "our friends" should not "make any mistake of putting a gun to anybody's head."

Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete waves before receiving U.S. President George W. Bush at a ceremonial arrival at the Tanzanian State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008.... (Associated Press)

U.S. President George W. Bush, left, walks with Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete through the colonnade at the Tanzanian State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence... (Associated Press)

Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete looks towards U.S. President George W. Bush during a joint news conference at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Bush, on a five-nation... (Associated Press)

U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, right, hugs HIV positive Silvia Makene, 15, during the launch of Tanzania's national plan of action for orphans and vulnerable children in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday... (Associated Press)

U.S. President George W. Bush, left, shakes hands with Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete at the end of a news conference with at the Tanzanian State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday,... (Associated Press)

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