Harris Announces $100 Million in Aid to Ghana During Meeting with Akufo-Addo

US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) Ghanas Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia (L) attend the state banquet at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, on March 27, 2023. - US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on March 26, 2023 at the start of a three-nation African tour, as Washington looks to strengthen diplomatic ties on the continent. The trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia until April 2 comes after a December summit hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington with US leaders and counterparts from Africa, a continent where China and Russia are enjoying rising influence. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) Photo by NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images

Praising Ghana as “a beacon of democracy,” Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States will give $100 million in aid to “help address the threats of violent extremism and instability” in the west African nation and four other countries on the continent.

Benin, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo are the other nations that will benefit from the assistance.