Home pagePress CenterIn the Media Stephen Morrison, director of the CSIS Africa Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, “Bush to Trumpet African Successes as Crises Cast Shadow."
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Stephen Morrison, director of the CSIS Africa Program, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, “Bush to Trumpet African Successes as Crises Cast Shadow."
President Bush starts a victory lap across Africa next week, celebrating his little-noticed but successful fights there against AIDS and malaria. But he also will be running hard to avoid the shadow of a growing number of political crises and controversies in the region.
As Mr. Bush enters his final 12 months in office, advocates are praising his campaign to battle disease and promote economic growth in poor countries, especially in Africa. It has emerged as a bright spot in a foreign-policy legacy marred by controversy over the Iraq war. Read the article
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