U.S. First Lady Melania Trump is in Ghana at the start of a tour of Africa — her first major solo international trip since her husband became president.
Melania Trump in Ghana
![First lady Melania Trump holds a baby as she visits Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EFCEA51D-4CD4-43D0-AE1D-017C9E9A56C2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump holds a baby as she visits Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.
![First lady Melania Trump hands out "Be Best" teddy bears to mothers and their babies at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/39365632-D291-4DC5-8712-EA28511FFFAE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump hands out "Be Best" teddy bears to mothers and their babies at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.
![First lady Melania Trump hands out teddy bears to mothers and their babies at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E40DC968-9E66-4EC7-9A14-82EE4A2C4708_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump hands out teddy bears to mothers and their babies at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.
![First lady Melania Trump and Ghana's first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo walk to their vehicles as they leave Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B69EE53A-24CF-4229-9328-F958424C1093_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump and Ghana's first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo walk to their vehicles as they leave Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.