Kamala Harris embarks on weeklong Africa trip focused on investment and empowerment.

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana for a weeklong visit to Africa aimed at deepening U.S. relationships amid global competition over the continent’s future. Harris plans to promote economic growth and food security and witness firsthand the innovation and creativity occurring on the continent. She will also visit Tanzania and Zambia. The expanded outreach is intended to counter China’s influence, which has become entrenched in recent years through infrastructure initiatives, lending money, and expanding telecommunications networks. Harris will focus on young people, and most of her events in Ghana will be centered around them.