US President George W. Bush arrived in the east African country of Tanzania on Saturday, where he was greeted by his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.
Bush is on a five-nation tour on the continent that will also take him to Rwanda in Central Africa and back to West Africa to Ghana and Liberia.
Speaking in Benin earlier on Saturday, the president insisted his administration is actively engaged in resolving turmoil in Africa, but said his trip to the continent is focused more on its successes than its conflicts.
Bush is the first US president to visit Benin, one of Africa's most-stable democracies. He praised Beninese president Thomas Boni Yayi's efforts to stamp out corruption and highlighted the importance of this as a consideration in the US giving aid.
''The transparency that you put in place and the strong audits that you've got in your country should give the people of your nation great confidence in your government because it gives me confidence to stand side by side with you here.''
Benin is one of 15 African countries targeted by a Bush effort to reduce Malaria, a disease that is spread by infected mosquitoes.
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