The first female Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, and the second gentleman, Douglas Emhoff, arrived in Ghana on March 26 for a working visit.
Kirsten Allen, the press secretary for Vice President Harris, released a statement in which she said that the trip will “strengthen the United States’ relationships throughout Africa and advance our shared effort on security and economic growth.”
Kamala Harris starts a nine-day trip to Africa today. She will start in Ghana and then go to Tanzania and Zambia. Her trip is part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to reach out to African nations.
Vice President Kamala Harris will begin her trip on Monday with a bilateral meeting with Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, according to a preview of the Vice President’s schedule given to media on a call on Thursday evening.
According to the statement, “On Monday, the Vice President will have a bilateral meeting with President Akufo-Addo of Ghana. She will also visit a local recording studio in Accra and meet with young people in the creative industry.
“On Tuesday, the Vice President will deliver a major speech to an audience of young people. She will then visit the Cape Coast slave castle, which will include a tour and a set of remarks there. She will, at the Cape Coast Castle, speak about the brutality of slavery and the African Diaspora.
“On Wednesday, in Accra, the Vice President will meet with women entrepreneurs and discuss the economic empowerment of women. We anticipate she will announce, at this setting, a continent- – a series of continent-wide public and private sector investments to help close the digital gender divide and to empower women economically more broadly.”
“Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Accra, Ghana; Dares Salaam, Tanzania; and Lusaka, Zambia from March 25 to April 2.
“The Vice President’s visit will build on the recent U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that President Biden hosted in Washington in December 2022. The trip will strengthen the United States’ partnerships throughout Africa and advance our shared efforts on security and economic prosperity.”
Source – Tru News Report
