Melania Trump to Visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Egypt in October

It will be her first extended solo international mission.

First lady Melania Trump.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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New York (AP) -- Melania Trump plans to emphasize child welfare in Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in October on her first extended solo international mission. The trip will also be the first ever to the vast African continent by America's Slovenia-born first lady.

She discussed the trip Wednesday at a reception for the spouses of foreign leaders and others participating in the annual U.N. General Assembly.