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What is Melania Trump doing in Africa?

Melania Trump is in Accra, Ghana for the start of a four country tour of Africa.

It is the first time the US First Lady has represented her husband's administration on the international stage on her own. But it comes at a time when the Trump administration has been pressing to cut foreign aid..

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Africa Business Editor Larry Madowo discussed how her trip is being received.

(Photo: US First Lady Melania Trump holds a baby during a visit to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra / Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP)

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