U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris to announce $139-million aid package for Ghana


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U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport, in Accra, Ghana, on March 26.NIPAH DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris will on Monday announce a $139-million aid package for Ghana for next year as she begins a week-long trip to Africa, part of Washington’s drive to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence on the continent. China has invested heavily in Africa in the last two decades, particularly in infrastructure, mining, timber and fishing, while Russian private military contractor Wagner Group is providing security assistance in several countries. Harris’s trip, which includes visits to Tanzania and Zambia,...