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 walks with Ghana's first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, second from right, and Samuel Kumah, Chief of Protocol, right, during an arrival ceremony at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E5A2BFD7-654F-462D-BC57-EEC88EEC5FB9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump walks with Ghana's first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, second from right, and Samuel Kumah, Chief of Protocol, right, during an arrival ceremony at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.
![A welcome ceremony for First Lady Melania Trump in Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9B730CB9-9531-4C91-AFA3-1053601B25D6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A welcome ceremony for First Lady Melania Trump in Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.
![First lady Melania Trump walks with Ghana's first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo as she arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C83BC36C-946A-48FE-910D-B7435118B819_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump walks with Ghana's first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo as she arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.
![First lady Melania Trump embraces flower girl Lillian Naa Adai Sai, 8, as she receives flowers as she arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BA1D0326-A535-4B98-9333-7C7707A382B3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First lady Melania Trump embraces flower girl Lillian Naa Adai Sai, 8, as she receives flowers as she arrives at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Oct. 2, 2018.