US First Lady Melania Trump Arrives in Ghana on Solo African Trip
ACCRA – Melania Trump arrived in Ghana on Tuesday, choosing for her first extended international trip alone to visit Africa, a continent her husband has referred to somewhat derisively! The U.S. first lady touched down at mid-morning in Ghana’s capital, Accra, where she was greeted by the country’s first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, and a young […]
ACCRA – Melania Trump arrived in Ghana on Tuesday, choosing for her first extended international trip alone to visit Africa, a continent her husband has referred to somewhat derisively!
The U.S. first lady touched down at mid-morning in Ghana’s capital, Accra, where she was greeted by the country’s first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, and a young girl who offered her flowers.
A welcoming ceremony of drums and dancing by men and women dressed in traditional attire followed. Trump clapped her hands and waved at a group of school children waiting for her at the airport.
Trump then visited child health facilities and met caregivers during her stay in the capital. She has focussed on children as her signature issue and plans to promote child well-being during her four-country tour.
President Donald Trump has not visited Africa since taking office in 2017, but he has reportedly said immigrants from Africa came from “shithole countries”. He denied making the remark.
More recently, he said on Twitter, he had asked his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, “to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and large scale killing of farmers.”
South Africa has proposed land reforms but not implemented them. Forty-seven farmers were killed in 2017-2018 — a 20-year low, according to AgriSA, an association of agricultural associations.
Melania Trump will not be visiting South Africa. After Ghana, she will visit Kenya, Malawi and Egypt… and hopefully when she gets home, she’ll let her husband know just how fantastic African countries are!
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Kwasi Kpodo, editing by Jenni Baxter)
.@FLOTUS holds a 6month old baby at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana. The First Lady handed out teddy bears and Be Best-themed blankets donated by the White House to young children and their mothers. #BeBest pic.twitter.com/FXMPccRYpx
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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump arrives in Accra, Ghana for her solo Africa trip on Tuesday. She will also visit Malawi, Kenya and Egypt over the next few days pic.twitter.com/7xBYleE1qV
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