Melania Trump arrived in Ghana on Tuesday on the first leg of her maiden, solo tour of Africa that has been billed as a chance to carve her own diplomatic path.
TimesLive
The US first lady stepped off an overnight flight from Andrews Airforce Base near Washington DC onto a red carpet at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport.
She was met by her Ghanaian counterpart Rebecca Akufo-Addo and a group of local schoolchildren in yellow and brown uniforms waving the US stars and stripes and the Ghanaian flag.
The first lady’s office has said the tour will be a “diplomatic and humanitarian visit” that will focus on her #BeBest campaign for “children and their well-being”.
It will also “showcase” the work of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), even at a time when her husband’s government is looking to slash American aid across the world.
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She is due to also visit Malawi, Kenya and Egypt before returning to Washington on Sunday October 7.