Melania Trump in Africa: what is on first lady’s agenda?

Former model on whistlestop tour of Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt

Melania Trump Africa
Melania Trump embraces flower girl Lillian Naa Adai Sai, eight, at Accra airport
(Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty)

Melania Trump has embarked on a five-day trip to Africa, her first solo overseas tour since her husband’s election in 2016.

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