Bush to meet with African leaders

President George Bush is meeting with the leaders of several African nations later this month to celebrate elections held last year in each and hold them up as models of democratic progress on the troubled continent.

The presidents of Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia and Niger are meeting with Bush on June 13 to “highlight the value that the US places on supporting democracy across Africa,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said today.