Many, such as Benin, Mali, and Tanzania, have fully embraced open government and open markets. Quite a few have recorded strong economic growth, including Mozambique, crippled by civil war not long ago. Ghana's economy has grown by 5 percent a year since 1992. Congo, Sierra Leone, Angola, Sudan have not yet resolved their conflicts. Ethiopia and Eritrea are mired in a truly tragic dispute we have done our best to try to help avoid.
Violence still steals innocent lives in the Great Lakes region.
In the last year, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam became battlefields in a terrorist campaign that killed and wounded thousands of Africans, along with Americans working there for a different future. We should provide extraordinary relief for countries making extraordinary efforts to build working economies. For too much of this century, the relationship between the United States and Africa was plagued by indifference on our part. For your part, it means continuing the work of building the institutions that bring democracy and peace, prosperity and equal opportunity. Let me say, first of all, to Minister Ouedraogo, thank you for your fine address and for your leadership.