Article: Bush ends tour of Africa, vows to help continent fight troubles.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Byline: Steven Thomma

ABUJA, Nigeria _ President Bush wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Africa on Saturday, calling it a place of "challenge and promise" and vowing to help the continent fight disease, poverty and war.

"As I fly over Africa and see the vast fertile landscape, I know that Africa can be feeding itself and the world," Bush told Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday. "This is a continent of vast potential. . . . My purpose here is to find out what we can do to help the continent become more self sufficient."

Bush, accompanied by his wife, Laura, and daughter, Barbara, flew home after a quick trip that took him to five ...

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