Obama, Bush to meet in Tanzania

A billboard with the portraits of President Barack Obama and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete, right, hangs above a main street in capital Dar es Salaam. The Swahili word "Karibu" reads as "Welcome".

A billboard with the portraits of President Barack Obama and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete, right, hangs above a main street in capital Dar es Salaam. The Swahili word "Karibu" reads as "Welcome".

Published Jul 1, 2013

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Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania -

The White House says President Barack Obama and former President George Bush will meet while both leaders are in Tanzania.

The two leaders will join together Tuesday in Dar es Salaam for a wreath-laying ceremony at the US Embassy in honour of bombing there in 1998 that killed 11 people. They'll also meet with staff at the embassy.

Obama arrived in Tanzania on Monday on the final leg of his three-country tour of Africa. His Republican predecessor coincidentally also plans to be there for a conference on African women organised by the George Bush Institute.

First lady Michelle Obama and former first lady Laura Bush also plan to team up at the conference on Tuesday for a joint discussion on promoting women's education, health and economic empowerment. - Sapa-AP

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