Kamala Harris focuses on strengthening US-Africa relations during tour.

Vice President Kamala Harris made head-scratching statements during a news conference with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, including taking undue credit for the White House's economic policies and repeating herself. Harris announced $100 million in US aid to the region and will visit Tanzania and Zambia, three nations also courted by Beijing as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. The US is trying to head off China and Russia's growing influence in the Third World.