First Lady Melania Trump arrives in Ghana on solo African trip

[October 02, 2018]    ACCRA (Reuters) - U.S. First Lady Melania Trump arrived in Ghana's capital Accra on Tuesday on her first solo international trip in Africa, during which she will visit child health facilities, orphanages and meet caregivers.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump waves while departing Washington for a tour of several African countries from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 1, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

The stop is Trump's first on a four-country tour that will include visits to Kenya, Malawi and Egypt.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Kwasi Kpodo, Editing by Sofia Christensen, William Maclean)

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