Jul 26, 2005
Just prior to the G8 Summit, President George W. Bush said he would double US assistance to Africa, and announced several new programs totaling $1.65 billion. The largest component is for malaria prevention and treatment ($1.2 billion), with smaller portions for education ($400 million) and programs to combat sexual violence and abuse against women ($55 million). A closer look at Bush's actual spending proposal shows that only 9% of it consists of new money ($800 million of the $8.8 billion committed between 2004 and 2010). Bush did announce $674 million in what he said was "additional" spending for humanitarian emergencies in Africa, but the fine print showed this was not actually new spending.
































