africa: Bush's oil safari

U.S. President George Bush will be visiting South Africa on July 9 as part of his African safari taking in Senegal, Nigeria, Uganda, and Botswana. American authorities insist that the visit is a follow-up to the administration's increased emphasis on its Africa policy, aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and furthering the development agenda of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad). The proposed visit has more to do with securing alternative sources of oil than furthering African development.