White House Announces Schedule For US Vice President’s Visit To Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia 

The schedule for Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Ghana has been made public by the White House. After landing in Ghana on Sunday, March 26, 2023, Kamala Harris is scheduled to see President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Monday, March 27, 2023, according to a senior White House administrative official.

In addition, she will make a speech at an event in Black Star Square on March 28, 2023. The United States government has been making an effort to improve ties with Ghana, and the White House has stated that Kamala Harris’ visit is an important part of that.

According to a press release sent by US Government Press Secretary Kirsten Allen, Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff will go to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia from March 25th to April 2nd, 2023.

The statement said., “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