US First Lady to vist Malawi and 3 other ‘shithote countries’ in Africa without President Trump
The US First Lady Melania Trump will travel to Africa a visit that will take her to Malawi, Ghana, Kenya and Egypt on her first extended solo international mission to promote child welfare.
The US first lady discussed her plans Wednesday at a reception for the spouses of foreign leaders and others participating in the annual U.N. General Assembly.
The first lady of Malawi, Getrude Mutharika and her counterparts from Ghana and Kenya attended the event and Mrs. Trump recognized each one individually.
Melania Trump said is she’s looking forward to learning about the issues that children living on the continent face, as well as appreciating Africa’s history and culture .
“This will be my first time traveling to Africa and I am excited to educate myself on the issues facing children throughout the continent, while also learning about its rich culture and history,” the first lady said in the statement.
Malawi and other coutries on her itinerary have worked closely with the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is helping organize the trip.
She recently launched a U.S.-based effort focused on the well-being of children.
Mrs. Trump plans to travel without President Donald Trump, who was roundly criticized earlier this year after his private comment about “shithole countries” in Africa was leaked to journalists.
The US president has yet to travel to Africa since taking office
According to Malenia Trump communications director Stephanie Grisham, the White House “will release details in the coming weeks.”
Mrs Trump indicated a gentler approach, saying “we are a global society and I believe it is through open dialogue and the exchanging of ideas that we have a real opportunity to learn from one another.”
She will see first hand what life in Malawi is really like and not how it is painted by President Mutharika. Hopefully the Malawi Tourist Board will take the opportunity to present the country as a tourist destination. Let’s hope there are no blackouts during her visit.
“Through open diakgue and exchanging ideas we have a great opportunity to learn from one another”. (But not with APM). This Melania’s a genius and well-briefed!
Hope she doesn’t bring Don Jr and Eric to kill our animals for trophy hunting.
During salutations, the American first lady will be shocked to learn that her Malawi counterpart Is Madam Dr. Professor. I pray the visitor does not go into a chat about her hostess’s university teaching career.
mbala ikhala itabwera ku #UNGA koma
This is an opportunity to showcase Malawi on a global stage. Where is Dept of Tourism; where is Brand Malawi? Malawi has failed dismally to position itself as an attractive tourist destination due to budgetary constraints and yet we have Rihanna, Madonna and now the US first lady visiting our shores. I bet Malawi has no credible program to get maximum mileage from global TV stations like CNN and BBC. This would be a freebie marketing for our country. The fact Malawi has been chosen amongst three big economies in Africa speaks volumes. But then we have leaders in critical offices lacking vision so they can’t this opportunity for what it is. They have taken the attitude that….they don’t care. who the hell is US first lady, they ask???? Well, she is the wife of the President of US, which happens to be the biggest economy in the world to whom our president bows to.
A Malawi amaphuzira kuti alandile salary ndi kumwa mowa basi. No ethics at all. Mimba phwiiii basi
she should not be allowed to visit because of her husband’s misconduct. let her visit New Orleans, PuetoRico and some other impoverished states in the US. leave our ‘Shithole’ nation lalone
You’re right. She can visit “shithole” states like Mississippi which look like a third world country and call it quits.
She must really come and see how messy our cities are. It is indeed a shithole country without proper sanitation and electricity while the Chapondas has starched US dollars in the bedrooms. Long live the shithole country.
I won’t hold this woman accountable for her idiot husband’s words. She’s welcome in Malawi.
Thanks Mrs Trump for visiting shithole countries where corruption is part of development. People going to sleep without food and sleeping on a sack without a blankets without power hence the ruling elite keeps on telling the whole world that things is ok but on the ground things isn’t ok.
She wants to tell Trump the trueth about our shithole country. Shaa a! Not a good development at all
Malawi is indeed a shithole … Hahahahahab
She is most welcome to the warm heart of Africa.
This is a good move. At least positive! A wife can influence a husband. I am sure good things will come out of this. Some people just have not had the “opportunity” to be in resource constrained settings hence when they do; take it as an opportunity to educate them and not judge them all the time.
I couldnt care less.
The world has now become a global village and seamlessly interconnected. What happens in the biggest economy in the world certainly affect the poorest country in the world (Malawi). Mr BigMan, you’re so insulated in your bubble that you can’t see anything beyond your nose and what affects your life on day today life. wake from your slumber Mr BigMan, the world is moving at a fast speed. Malawi is no longer as insulate as it was with Kamuzu Banda.