White House Prepares Multi-Nation Presidential Tour to Africa
President George Bush will make a six-day trip to Africa in January, his first visit to the continent.
A White House announcement said the president will be in Africa from January 10 - 17 and will open the second U.S.-subSaharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum in Mauritius. The meeting is mandated by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which was passed by Congress in 2000.