Wherever Vice President Kamala Harris went in Africa on her just-completed trip, her appearances were treated like a homecoming.
Vice President Kamala Harris may have traveled halfway around the world to reach this corner of Africa, but she was welcomed as a"daughter of our own country" when she sat down with Zambia's leader.It was a reference to a childhood trip to Zambia when Harris' grandfather worked here, but she heard similar refrains throughout her weeklong trip to Africa that ended Saturday.
Harris' background did not spare her from difficult conversations about U.S. foreign policy and she was pressed in Africa about visas, private investment and funding to deal with climate change. There's also skepticism over whether the United States will follow through with its commitments and over its attempts to rival China's own influence in Africa."Kamala Harris! Kamala Harris!" young girls shouted on the tarmac when she landed in Lusaka on Friday.
Although Africa remains a poor continent with almost half the population lacking access to electricity, Harris' itinerary was aimed at portraying it as young, dynamic, innovative — and primed for American business opportunities, particularly with leaders from the diaspora. But like President Barack Obama before her, Harris has faced racism and questions when it comes to her heritage.
Harris wrote that when she arrived at Howard University in Washington, a predominantly Black institution that has educated generations of Black political and cultural leaders, she thought,"This is heaven."
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