Makamu wa Rais wa Marekani Kamala Harris kuzuru Afrika baadaye mwezi huu

Anapanga kuwa Ghana kuanzia Machi 26 hadi 29, kisha Tanzania kuanzia Machi 29 hadi 31. Kituo chake cha mwisho ni Zambia, Machi 31 na Aprili 1.

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Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris delivers remarks in Bowie, Maryland, United States on February 22, 2023. Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris delivered remarks at Bowie State University Theatre, Fine & Performing Arts Center in Bowie. Vice President Kamala Harris announced an action that will lower costs for homebuyers making home ownership more attainable. The Vice President’s announcement will save homebuyers and homeowners with new FHA-insured mortgages an average of $800 per year, lowering housing costs for an estimated 850,000 homeowners in 2023. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto) (Photo by Kyle Mazza / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Makamu wa Rais Kamala Harris atazuru Afrika mwishoni mwa mwezi Machi huku Marekani ikiimarisha mawasiliano yake katika bara hilo huku kukiwa na ushindani wa kimataifa, hasa na China.

“Safari hiyo itaimarisha ushirikiano wa Marekani kote barani Afrika na kuendeleza juhudi zetu za pamoja kuhusu usalama na ustawi wa kiuchumi,” ilisema taarifa kutoka kwa msemaji wa makamu wa rais, Kirsten Allen.

Mipango ya Harris inafuatia ziara za mke wa rais Jill Biden na Katibu wa Hazina Janet Yellen. Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje Antony Blinken anaenda wiki hii, na Rais Joe Biden anatarajiwa kusafiri barani Afrika baadaye mwaka huu.

Hata hivyo, Harris ataangaliwa kwa karibu kama makamu wa kwanza wa rais Mwafrika katika historia ya Marekani na mwanamke wa kwanza kushika nafasi hiyo.

Anapanga kuwa Ghana kuanzia Machi 26 hadi 29, kisha Tanzania kuanzia Machi 29 hadi 31. Kituo chake cha mwisho ni Zambia, Machi 31 na Aprili 1.

Harris ana muunganisho wa kibinafsi kwa nchi ya tatu kwenye ratiba yake. Babu yake mzaa mama alifanya kazi nchini Zambia miaka iliyopita, na alimtembelea huko akiwa msichana mdogo.

Allen alisema ajenda ya makamu wa rais itajumuisha kukuza demokrasia, kukabiliana na hali ya hewa, uwezeshaji wa wanawake kiuchumi na usalama wa chakula.

Kando na kukutana na marais wa kila moja ya nchi tatu anazotembelea, Harris anapanga kuzungumza na “viongozi vijana, wawakilishi wa wafanyabiashara, wajasiriamali, na wanachama wa Diaspora ya Afrika,” Allen alisema.

Mazungumzo ya pamoja ya Ikulu ya White House kwa bara hilo yalianza na Mkutano wa Viongozi wa U.S.-Africa, ambao uliandaa mwezi Desemba. China imewekeza fedha nyingi barani Afrika, lakini Washington inajiweka kama mshirika bora kuliko Beijing.

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