President George W. Bush visited Africa in mid-February, 2008. During the visit he denied - and called "baloney" - the rumor that the US is seeking to build-up military bases on the continent. The denial comes after the US armed forces recently created an Africa Command, known as Africom. Many African nations have been unwilling to host the mission.
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US Africa Bases News and Information
- Official Site: AFRICOM
- Topix.net: US Africa Bases
- Google News: US Africa Bases
- BBC News: US 'is not seeking African bases' (February 20, 2008)
- VOA News: Bush Says No New US Military Bases in Africa
- Radio Netherlands: New US Africa Command gets cool response (February 19, 2008)
- "General William 'Kip' Ward said that talk of basing it on the continent had been translated into a perception that "the Americans are invading". He said Africom had modified the way it puts across its message, focusing on "added value" and improved coordination in providing US security assistance, which has been received much more positively."
- CNN: Bush: Rumors of U.S. bases in Africa are 'baloney' (February 20, 2008)
- AFP: Bush: No new US bases in Africa (February 20, 2008)
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