ACCRA | US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on Sunday, the first leg of her three-nation tour of Africa aimed at strengthening Washington’s diplomatic ties with the continent.
His trip through Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, scheduled through April 2, comes after a United States-Africa summit in Washington in December, at which President Joe Biden advocated a broad partnership with Africa as the United States seeks to strengthen its Maintaining a presence on the continent in the face of growing influence from China and Russia.
Accompanied by her husband Douglas Emhoff, Kamala Harris was welcomed at Accra Airport by Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and senior officials. Traditional dances to the sound of drums and students waving small Ghanaian flags awaited him as he got off the plane.
“We look forward to making this trip a further affirmation of the enduring and very important relationship and friendship between the people of the United States and those living on the African continent,” said Kamala Harris.
“I am very excited about the future of Africa. I’m very excited to see the impact Africa’s future will have on the rest of the world, including the United States,” she added upon arrival.
She is expected to address the climate crisis, improving food security and increasing investment in the continent during her visit, she said.
The American Vice President should meet entrepreneurs, students, women and farmers. She must also visit a former center of the slave trade, the Fort of Cape Coast (South).
She will also meet President Nana Akufo-Addo and meet with civil society representatives. She will leave Ghana on Wednesday and travel to Tanzania.
Ghana is facing an economic crisis with over 50% inflation and a declining local currency, the Cedi, which has been hit by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Ghana has a $3 billion loan agreement with the IMF and is also in talks with China over its economic woes.