Bush asserts war on terror stance to ‘unstable’ state

US President George W Bush took his “war on terror” message to Uganda yesterday, aiming to boost security in a region Washington fears could become a home to groups like al-Qaida.

Mr Bush also hoped to polish his anti-AIDS credentials in Uganda, which has been hailed as an African pioneer in fighting the killer disease.

The East African country borders war-torn Sudan and Kenya, scenes of two al-Qaida attacks in the past five years.