Jill Biden to Visit Namibia and Kenya in Bid to Strengthen US Ties With Africa

First Lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya, her office announced on Feb. 21.
The Feb. 22–Feb. 26 trip seeks to “strengthen the United States’ partnerships on the African continent, and advance our shared priorities in the region,” said the First Lady’s Office in a statement.
Biden will first stop in Namibia, where “her efforts are really focused on the role of young people in continuing to shape their democracy and advance health cooperation,” an administration official told reporters on a Feb. 21 call previewing the trip.
“Namibia is one of the continent’s long-standing democracies—one of only eight classified as free according to Freedom House,” said a senior administration official….}