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President George W. Bush meets with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Oval Office Thursday, Dec. 02, 2004. "I think it is vital that the continent of Africa be a place of freedom and democracy and prosperity and hope, where people can grow up and realize their dreams," President Bush said after the meeting. "It's a continent that has got vast potential, and the United States wants to help the people of Africa realize that potential."
President George W. Bush meets with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Oval Office Thursday, Dec. 02, 2004. "I think it is vital that the continent of Africa be a place of freedom and democracy and prosperity and hope, where people can grow up and realize their dreams," President Bush said after the meeting. "It's a continent that has got vast potential, and the United States wants to help the people of Africa realize that potential."
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President George W. Bush and President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa walk along the colonnade to a joint press conference in the Rose Garden June 26, 2001. President Bush and President Mbeki agree that economic freedom and political freedom must go hand-in-hand to sustain peace and security. President George W. Bush hosts President Festus Gontebanye Mogae of Botswana, President Joaquim Albetto Chissano of Mozambique and President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola in the Oval Office Feb. 26. 2002. The four presidents discussed their common interests to work bilaterally and through the Southern Africa Development Community to bring greater peace and stability to the region. President Bush encouraged President dos Santos to end 26 years of civil war in Angola and welcomed dos Santos’ pledge to move quickly to achieve a cease-fire and normalization of politics in Angola.
President George W. Bush meets with Central African leaders at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City Sept. 13, 2002. At the 57th United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Bush met with 10 Central African Heads of State to discuss how to strengthen the sub-regional capacity of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC), the Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) and the Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa to prevent and resolve conflict, reduce human suffering and promote regional economic integration. President George W. Bush meets with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo, left, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, center, and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, right, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City Sept. 13, 2002. President Bush joined President Mbeki, Chairman of the African Union, to promote stability in the Great Lakes region and urged President Kagame to end support to Congolese rebel groups and begin withdrawal from Congo. President Bush also called on President Kabila to end support to the Rwandan rebels and arrest genocide suspects who had sought refuge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. President Kagame announced that same afternoon that Rwandan forces would withdraw from Congo.
President George W. Bush meets with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in the Oval Office Tuesday, March 4, 2003. President George W. Bush meets with President John Kufuor of Ghana, left, President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, far left, and President Oumar Konare of Mali, center, in the Cabinet Room June 28, 2001. President Bush's pledge of assistance and quick response helped Ghana recover from a flood emergency at that time.
President George W. Bush talks with President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, center, as President Oumar Konare of Mali, left, and President John Kufuor of Ghana, right, listen during a meeting in the Cabinet Room June 28, 2001. President Bush met with these heads of state of Africa's promising democracies to affirm their shared opposition to governments that come to power by unconstitutional means. President Bush expressed appreciation for the participation of Ghana, Senegal and Mali in U.S. initiatives, such as the African Crisis Response Initiatives and Operation Focus Relief. Meeting in the Oval Office June, 26, 2003, President Bush thanked Prime Minister Jugnauth of Mauritius for hosting the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in January 2003. The President stressed that all of us share a common vision for the future of Africa and we look to the day when prosperity for Africa is built through trade and markets. Exports from AGOA nations to the United States are rising dramatically, and the benefits are felt throughout the region. From Mauritius to Mali, AGOA is helping to reform old economies, creating new incentives for good governance, and offering new hope for millions of Africans.
The Nigerian delegation stands along the colonnade as President George W. Bush talks with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo May 11, 2001. President Bush thanked President Obasanjo for sending a message of tolerance and respect and assured him that the global war on terrorism is a fight against terror and evil and not against Muslims, whose Islamic faith teaches peace and respect for human life. President George W. Bush talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria during a G8 Summit working session in Evian, France, June 1, 2003. The G8 leaders and the leaders of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) highlighted greater cooperation between the G8 and NEPAD and discussed challenges and opportunities going forward. President Bush and President Obasanjo are working together to forge an African Action Plan that removes obstacles of trade barriers, illiteracy, infectious disease, unsustainable debt and hunger. President Bush and President Obasanjo agreed that such a partnership must be based on mutual respect and responsibility.
President George W. Bush meets with President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria in the Oval Office May 11, 2001. President Bush and President Obasanjo discussed the need for peacekeeping training of African troops. President George W. Bush hosts a visit by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to the Oval Office May 11, 2001. President Bush discussed a strategy to halt the spread of AIDS and other infectious diseases across the African continent and the world. President Bush pledged U.S. support for the Global HIV/AIDS fund and jump-started the fund with the first contribution. The United States is the largest major contributor to the fund, which has now reached $500 million.
President George W. Bush welcomes President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia to the Oval Office Dec. 5, 2002. These leaders, who are friends and allies of America, have joined in global war on terror. President Bush stressed the global reach of the war and noted that if the terrorists could strike in Kenya, they could strike in Ethiopia or anywhere. President Bush meets with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda at the White House Tuesday, June 10, 2003. The Leaders renewed U.S. - Uganda cooperation on the global war on terrorism, regional stability and HIV/AIDS. The Ugandan HIV/AIDS approach serves as the model for the President.s Emergency HIV/AIDS plan for prevention. The U.S. is the largest bilateral donor of HIV/AIDS assistance, providing half of all international HIV/AIDS funding in 2002 in over 50 countries. The President signed the HIV/AIDS Bill into law May 27, 2003, launching an emergency effort that will provide $15 billion over the next five years to fight AIDS abroad. This is the largest, single commitment in history for an international public health initiative involving a specific disease.
President George W. Bush and President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti greet the press during a meeting in the Oval Office Jan. 21, 2003. President Bush and President Guelleh discussed the issues affecting the common interests of the United States and Djibouti. The President thanked President Guelleh and the Djiboutian people for their continued cooperation on the global war on terrorism. The President announced that the United States will open a USAID office in Djibouti to more effectively address both humanitarian and development efforts. On the eve of the war in Iraq, President Bush meets with President Paul Biya of Cameroon for a bilateral meeting and dinner at the White House Thursday, March 20, 2003. The President congratulated President Biya on Cameroon's successful record of reform, and encouraged him to continue to tackle sensitive issues, such as governance and privatization. President Bush praised Biya for his leadership to resolve the Bakassi dispute peacefully. President Biya has been supportive of U.S. effort to combat international terrorism.
President George W. Bush meets with President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday morning, July 8, 2003. President George W. Bush begins participation in meeting with the President Festus Magae of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana, Thursday, July 10, 2003. “We're thrilled to be here. You have been a very strong leader,” said President Bush during their joint press conference. “First, I want to commend you for your leadership. I appreciate your commitment to democracy and freedom, to rule of law and transparency. I want to congratulate you for serving your country so very well.”
President George W. Bush meets with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Friday, July 11, 2003 in Entebbe, Uganda. Presidents Bush and Kibaki watch the military review portion of the State Arrival Ceremonies on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, October 5, 2003.
President George W. Bush addresses the Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.- Africa Business Summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 27, 2003. "All of us here today share some basic beliefs. We believe that growth and prosperity in Africa will contribute to the growth and prosperity of the world. We believe that human suffering in Africa creates moral responsibilities for people everywhere. We believe that this can be a decade of unprecedented advancement for freedom and hope and healing and peace across the African continent," President Bush said. President George W. Bush meets with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Oval Office Thursday, Dec. 02, 2004. "I think it is vital that the continent of Africa be a place of freedom and democracy and prosperity and hope, where people can grow up and realize their dreams," President Bush said after the meeting. "It's a continent that has got vast potential, and the United States wants to help the people of Africa realize that potential."
President George W. Bush meets with the President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in the Oval Office Friday, April 15, 2005. Standing with the Presidents of Botswana, Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique and Niger, President Bush discussed the African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Monday, June 13, 2005. "All of us share a fundamental commitment to advancing democracy and opportunity on the continent of Africa," said the President. "And all of us believe that one of the most effective ways to advance democracy and deliver hope to the people of Africa is through mutually beneficial trade."
President George W. Bush departs a meeting with leaders of Western African democracies at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday morning, July 8, 2003. Leaders present in the meeting were from Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

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