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Has Bush been Africa's best friend?

While Mr Bush has been severely criticised for the invasion of Iraq, his green credentials and the general deterioration of relations with the rest of the world, his African record has won considerable support.

More controversially, Mr Bush led the international community in declaring that the atrocities in Darfur amounted to genocide.

The US put increasing pressure on Sudan, but since Mr Bush refused to recognise the International Criminal Court in The Hague, refused to back its attempts to indict Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

And Mr Bush's envoys in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been working hard to prevent fighting with the dissident general, Laurent Nkunda, becoming a regional conflict, involving Rwanda and Uganda.

But Mr Bush has had his fair share of setbacks in Africa - particularly on the security front.

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