- Title: US vice president Harris lands in Ghana, first stop of African tour
- Date: 26th March 2023
- Summary: ACCRA, GHANA (MARCH 26, 2023) (REUTERS) PODIUM WITH FLAGS OF GHANA AND UNITED STATES, RED CARPET, BLACK CARS AND BOARDING STAIRS ON THE TARMAC GHANAIAN FLAG AMERICAN FLAG KIDS WAVING AMERICAN AND GHANIAN FLAGS U.S. AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY PASSING BEHIND PODIUM WITH FLAGS, CARS AND BOARDING STAIRS KIDS HOLDING AMERICAN AND GHANIAN FLAGS MEN IN YELLOW JACKETS ROLLING OUT A RED CARPET ON THE TARMAC U.S. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND HER HUSBAND DOUGLAS EMHOFF DISEMBARKING AIRCRAFT AND MEETING WITH GHANA'S PRESIDENT NANA AKUFO-ADDO DANCERS IN TRADITIONAL CLOTHING HARRIS SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS, EMHOFF AND AKUFO-ADDO BEHIND HER HARRIS WALKING WITH GHANA'S PRESIDENT AND GHANA'S FIRST LADY, REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, EMHOFF BEHIND THEM WAVING HARRIS ON THE PODIUM, WAVING KIDS HOLDING AMERICAN AND GHANIAN FLAGS (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. VICE PRESIDENT, KAMALA HARRIS, SAYING: "I'm very excited about the future of Africa. I am very excited about the impact of the future of Africa on the rest of the world, including 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." HARRIS SHAKING HANDS WITH THE KIDS HARRIS WALKING AND WAVING
- Embargoed: 9th April 2023 14:13
- Keywords: Ghana Kamala Harris United States
- Location: ACCRA, GHANA
- City: ACCRA, GHANA
- Country: Ghana
- Topics: Africa,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001037026032023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: PART AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana on Sunday (March 26), the first stop of a three-nation tour of Africa.
The visit is part of a diplomatic push by the Biden administration to deepen ties with the continent amid competition from China and Russia.
"I am very excited about the impact of the future of Africa on the rest of the world, including United States of America," Harris said shortly after landing in Accra and meeting with Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Harris is travelling with her husband, Douglas Emhoff. After their stay in Accra, Ghana, they will head to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Lusaka, Zambia. The diplomatic trip will end on April 2.
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