Melania Trump's Ghana leg of African tour - in pictures

US First Lady walks through infamous 'Door of No Return' in a slave castle in Ghana's Cape Coast

Melania Trump poses for a photo during her visit to Cape Coast, Ghana. Reuters

Melania Trump stands in the 'door of no return' where slaves past through, during a visit to Cape Coast castle, Ghana. Reuters

US First Lady Melania Trump waves during an arrival ceremony after landing at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. AFP

Children carry flags as they greet Melania Trump in Accra, Ghana. Reuters

Dancers greet Melania Trump in Accra, Ghana. Reuters

Drummers perform during the arrival Melania Trump in Accra, Ghana. Reuters

Melania Trump accepts flowers from flower girl Lillian Naa Adai Sai, 8, at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. AP Photo

Melania Trump hands out "Be Best" teddy bears during a visit with mothers and their babies at Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana. AP Photo

Melania Trump and Ghana's first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo walk to their vehicles as they leave Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra, Ghana. AP Photo

Melania Trump greets a receiving line at the Emintsimadze palace in Cape Coast, Ghana. AFP

After receiving flowers, Melania Trump embraces the flower girl as she arrives at the Emintsimadze Palace in Cape Coast, Ghana. AP Photo

Melania Trump is acknowledged by Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, the chieftain of the Cape Coast Fante, during a cultural ceremony at the Emintsimadze Palace in Cape Coast, Ghana. AP Photo

Melania Trump tours Cape Coast Castle with museum educator Kwesi Essel-Blankson in Cape Coast, Ghana. AP Photo

Melania Trump visited a former slave trading fort in Ghana on Wednesday, the second day of her maiden solo tour of Africa.

The US First Lady is touring the continent promoting her children's welfare programme. She is also visiting Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in what some see as 'fence-mending' after her US President Donald Trump's reported comment that the continent contained "s******" countries.

The highlight of Wednesday's itinerary was the tour of Cape Coast Castle, a major outpost on the Atlantic slave trading route, where she also met members of the local Fante tribe.

The imposing fort on the windswept coast, where untold numbers of people were kept in dark dungeons before being shipped overseas, is now on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

It has seen a steady increase in visitors since former US president Barack Obama and his family toured the site in 2009.

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