Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 2.1K [articletop] Vice President Kamala Harris will spend a week in Africa at the end of March as the United States deepens its outreach to the continent amid global competition, notably with China. “The trip will strengthen the United States’ partnerships throughout Africa and advance our shared efforts on security and economic prosperity,” said a statement from the vice president’s spokesperson, Kirsten Allen. More Articles You Would Love #OOTD: Cuteness Overlaod! Ex BB Naija Contestant Kaena Goes Viral With This Haute Mother/Daughter Look! VIDEO: Museveni Narrates How NATO Prevented Six African Presidents From Saving Gaddafi Harris’ plans follow visits by first lady Jill Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is going this week, and President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Africa later this year. However, Harris will be closely watched as the first Black vice president in U.S. history and the first woman to hold the position. She plans to be in Ghana from March 26 to 29, then in Tanzania from March 29 to 31. Her final stop is Zambia, on March 31 and April 1. Allen said the vice president’s agenda will include promoting democracy, climate adaptation, women’s economic empowerment and food security. Besides meeting the presidents of each of the three countries she’s visiting, Harris plans to talk with “young leaders, business representatives, entrepreneurs, and members of the African Diaspora,” Allen said. The White House’s concerted outreach to the continent began with the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which it hosted in December. China has invested heavily in Africa, but Washington is pitching itself as a better partner than Beijing. “Our administration will be guided not by what we can do for Africa but what we can do with Africa,” Harris said during the summit. Although competition between the U.S. and China has been the backdrop of much American foreign policy, the Democratic administration is trying to calibrate its approach to Africa so leaders on the continent don’t feel as though they’re being caught in the middle of a geopolitical contest. A senior administration official stressed that the White House wants to put forward an “affirmative agenda” that incorporates concerns about China and ripple effects from Russia’s war in Ukraine but isn’t dominated by them. Source: CGTN Read More Like This On [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/category/african-fashion-news/about-ghana/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]Ghana[/penci_button] [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/category/african-fashion-news/celebrity-watch/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]Celebrity Watch[/penci_button] UPCOMING PRIORITY EVENTS! [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/events/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]VIEW ALL EVENTS[/penci_button][articlebottom] Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail FashionGHANA Admin FashionGHANA.com is a Fashion PR Company, Events planning & management team as well as Africa's leading Fashion Media House. Get Intouch with us and let's see how we can help you grow. info@FashionGHANAcom More For You BRICS Banknote Unveiled In Kazan Russia & How Accra Fashion Week’s Involvement Can... VIDEO: Nana Kwame Bediako Criticizes Ghanaian Protestors Brutalized By Police From The Comfort... Nana Akufo-Addo Receives Global Citizen Award From Europeans Whilst Ghanaians Label Him A... 100’s Of Law Abiding Ghanaians Citizens Set To Protest Nana Akufo Addo’s Gvt... VIDEO: If You’re Not Aware Of Galamsey, Watch Influencer Hamamat Break Down Ghana’s... Andrew Tate Goes Viral for Calling Out Ugandan TV Presenter Simon Kaggwa Njala... VIDEO: 18 Yr Old Ghanaian Schoolboy Stabbed To Death Over Petty Student Argument;... VIDEO: Journalist Berla Mundi Goes Viral After Exposing Nana Akufo-Addo’s Complicity In Galamsey... VIDEOS: Watch Videos Of European & American Victims Of MonkeyPox & 5 Notes... VIDEO: London Shuts Down for Ashanti Royalty In Historic Akwasidae Celebration Courtesy Of...