Welcome to Intercepted. I'm Murtza Hussein.

I am incredibly honored to be with you here in Ghana and to the people of this incredible

continent, to the people of Ghana, and to all the young leaders with us today, students,

entrepreneurs, activists, advocates, it is my extraordinary honor to be with you.

Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped a historic tour of Africa.

Harris started off her three nation visit in Ghana.

As President Joe Biden said, at the US Africa Leaders Summit last December, we're all in

on Africa. We are all in.

Harris's visit comes after a decade of China heavily investing in infrastructure throughout

the continent and in critical resource mining. And her trip comes after another major

foreign power. Russia has also set its sights on growing its influence in Africa.

So then, what does it mean that the United States of America is all in? It means that

the United States is committed to strengthen our partnerships across the continent of Africa.

Partnerships with governments, the private sector, civil society, and all of you.

Partnerships based on openness, inclusiveness, can-door, shared interests, and mutual benefits.

And to be clear, America will be guided not by what we can do for our African partners,

but what we can do with our African partners.

During her week-long visit, which also included Tanzania and Zambia, Harris announced plans to

boost economic investment and trade, as well as plans to open a plan to process minerals needed

for electric vehicles. In February, Jose W. Fernandez, the U.S. Undersecretary of State for

Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, echoed the U.S.'s push to position itself as an

economic ally to African nations. At the Indaba mining conference in South Africa, he spoke about

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