US first lady Melania Trump reveals plans for Africa trip

Melania Trump has said she will promote child welfare in Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in October on her first extended solo international mission.

The US first lady detailed her plans at a reception on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly.

Mrs Trump said she looks forward to spreading the message of her domestic child welfare initiative throughout Africa.

She is travelling without President Donald Trump, who raised ire across Africa this year after his private complaint about the continent’s “shithole countries” was leaked to journalists.

Mr Trump will be in the midst of campaigning for the November elections.

He said that he and his wife “love Africa”.

The first lady’s only other solo international foray was a September 2017 day trip to Toronto to join Britain’s Prince Harry for an event.