Vice President Kamala arrived in Ghana on March 26, as part of a nine-day working visit to the continent. she was in the company of her husband, Douglas Emhoff and other top officials in the US Parliament.
Madam Harris was met by Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, at the Kotoka Internation Airport amid traditional drumming and cheers from school pupils.
US Vice President Kamala, says she intends on building on the previous meetings she had with the various African Countries she plans to visit, in order to strengthen democracy and good governance, promote peace and security, build on long-term economic growth, and strengthen their business ties.
“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 opportunity, 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.
Vice President Kamala
“Especially when we understand that by the year 2050, we believe one in four people on earth will be on the continent of Africa. The partnership between this continent, its people and the people of the United States will reinforce the work that we will continue to do together. Be that on addressing the climate crisis, to supply chains to our work together on international rules and norms.”
Kamala Harris Assures To Deepen US-African Economic Ties
Kamala Harris, US Vice President, assured to deepen the United States of America’s economic ties with the world’s second-largest cocoa producer; Ghana and other African countries.
Her visit to Ghana, since becoming the Vice President of US, comes at a time when Ghana is facing an economic crisis.
Ghana secured a Staff-Level Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $3 billion Extended Credit Facility, to support the country’s economic recovery and put it on a sustainable path of growth.
“On this trip, I intend to do work that’s focused on increasing investment here on the continent and facilitating economic growth and opportunity, specifically in the areas 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.”
Vice President Kamala Harris
She averred, “I also look forward to, during this visit, meet with entrepreneurs, students and farmers to witness, first-hand, the extraordinary innovation and creativity that’s occurring on this continent and inspiring the world.”
She claimed the US saw the visit to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia as a further statement of the long and enduring important relationship and friendship, between her country and Africa.
“We (Ghana) see the visit of Kamala Harris as a very important one, obviously because of the times in which we are, where the world is facing a lot of economic challenges,” Mr. Jefferson Sackey, Deputy Director of Communication at the Presidency said in an interview with the media.
“She’ll be visiting Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and the key focus of this particular visit is to find ways and means of helping each of these countries and find ways of addressing a lot of our economic woes.”
Mr. Jefferson Sackey
As part of her three-day visit to Ghana, Kamala would hold talks with President Akufo-Addo, and meet with female entrepreneurs, as her country seeks partnerships and investments in entrepreneurship.
After spending three days in Ghana, she would go to Tanzania for two days, before stopping over for a night in Zambia, as her country deepens its relationship with Africa. The highlight of her trip to Ghana, will be the delivering of a speech at the Black Star Square on Tuesday, March 28.
Harris would also visit a recording studio, and visit the Cape Coast Castle, Central Region, where enslaved Africans were once loaded onto ships for America.
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