'Mercy and realism' in Bush visit
By David Loyn
BBC international development correspondent

President Bush says he has a heartfelt commitment to Africa
Six years ago President Bush stunned a major international summit on aid finance by offering far more money to the poorest countries in the world than most people had expected.

It was six months after 9/11 and in his speech outlining US spending plans, he made the link explicit: "We fight against poverty because hope is an answer to terror."

But that was only the first motivation for the aid increase in a list that included a strong moral sense that this was the right thing to do - a theme he returned to in a BBC interview on the eve of what is likely to be his last African visit as president.

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