ACCRA, Ghana (CNN) -- President Bush sought Wednesday to dispel rumors that the U.S. plans to bring "all kinds of military to Africa," saying that is "simply not true." President Bush shakes hands with Ghanian President John Kufuor in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday. He said the United States has no plans to add new bases in Africa but may open an office somewhere on the continent as part of its plans for Africom, a new U.S. military command that will focus on Africa. The president did not elaborate on the size of such an office but took pains to say it would not be a military base in the traditional sense.
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Bush says U.S. has no plans for military bases in Africa
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Office in Africa is possible as part of new Africom command in U.S. military, he says
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Africom, established last year, focuses on Africa but is based in Germany
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Ghanaian president welcomes Bush comments on base rumors
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