Vice President Kamala Harris ventured to Accra, Ghana, this week on her first trip to Africa while in office.

Harris, the first Black U.S. woman vice president, arrived at Kotoka International Airport on Sunday with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, ABC News reported.

Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia welcomed them with a ceremony that included flowers, dancers and drummers. Children gathered at the side of the stage, where Harris made brief remarks.

“What an honor it is to be here in Ghana and on the continent of Africa,” Harris said in part. ABC News shared a video of the vice president greeting the crowd on the tarmac.

A White House call with members of the press, attended by Blavity, was held before her departure and included Bill Gordon, the vice president’s national security adviser, and National Security Council Director for African Affairs Judd Devermont sharing the nature of the trip.

Harris’ visit to the continent is a follow-up to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022. Ghana is the first stop in her three-country itinerary before she visits Zambia and Tanzania “as a further statement of the long and enduring and very important relationship and friendship between the people of the United States and those who live on the continent of Africa,” Harris said in her remarks.

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