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U.S. first lady Jill Biden was in Namibia as part of a five-day trip to Africa. Her trip will include a visit to Kenya. Her mission to African countries is aimed to promote the empowerment of Africa’s women and its youth. She is also expected to seek solutions to widespread hunger and deprivation being suffered in countries in the drought-prone Horn of Africa region
U.S. first lady Jill Biden was in Namibia as part of a five-day trip to Africa. Her trip will include a visit to Kenya. Her mission to African countries is aimed to promote the empowerment of Africa’s women and its youth. She is also expected to seek solutions to widespread hunger and deprivation being suffered in countries in the drought-prone Horn of Africa region.
Jill Biden was received by Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos, who is also the current President of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development. Jill Biden is accompanied by her granddaughter Naomi Biden.
It’s Jill Biden’s first visit as first lady to Africa, though she has been there in the continent six times before. She is following in the footsteps of her recent predecessors, who all made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean, trying to help foster goodwill toward the United States. President Biden is expected to visit Africa this year.
While in Namibia and Kenya Jill Biden will focus on empowering women and young people, and highlight food insecurity in the Horn of Africa caused by a devastating drought, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and other factors, though the White House, it is reported has withheld specific details of the first lady’s activities in each country, citing security concerns.
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Jill Biden previously visited Africa in 2010, 2011, twice in 2014, and once in 2016, all during Joe Biden’s service as U.S. vice president. Two of those trips were accompanying the Vice President. The present diplomatic trip to Africa aims to cement the United States’ relations with the continent at a time several geopolitical developments are taking place in the region.
