The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has disclosed that her visit to the African Continent is an opportunity for the United States to increase its investments on the continent.

Giving her first remark when she arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on March 26, 2023. The Vice President expressed her excitement on visiting the West African country Ghana and noted that her visit marks the beginning of her tour in Africa. The Veep highlighted the vast potential that Ghana and Africa as a whole possess in the drive toward economic growth.

“I intend to do work that is focused on increased investment here on the continent and facilitating economic growth and opportunity specifically in the area of economic empowerment of women and girls, empowerment of youth entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, and support the work that must be done to increase food security.”
Kamala Harris

According to the Vice President of the world superpower, Africa with its human and natural resources will in the near future play a very critical role in the development of the world.

“I’m very excited about the future of Africa. I’m very excited about the impact of the future of Africa on the rest of the world including, the United States of America.

“When I look at what is happening on this continent and the fact that the median age is 19 years old, and what that tells us about the growth of opportunities, of innovation, of possibilities; I see in all of that great opportunity not only for the people of this continent but the people of the world. Especially when we understand that by the year 2050, we believe one in four people on earth will be on the continent of Africa.”
Kamala Harris

Bilateral Meetings with President Nana Addo

The US Vice President is meanwhile, expected to have a bilateral meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, March 27. On Tuesday, she will deliver a speech at a special event at the Black Star Square and visit the Cape Coast slave castle.

On Wednesday, Kamala Harris is expected to meet with women entrepreneurs and discuss the economic empowerment of women, where she will announce continent-wide public and private sector investments by the US government.

As part of Kamala Harris’ visit, the US Vice President will leave Ghana for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in the afternoon on Wednesday (March 29, 2023), where she will spend some days there before departing for a final destination for her Africa tour, Zambia.

Her visit Is expected to breath some life into the economy of debt ridden West African country Ghana which is on its knees begging China and other European countries for debt restructuring.