The first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama with her daughters Sasha and Malia arrived in Liberia on Sunday, 26th June.Their trip is part of the Let The Girls Learn Initiative which intends to spread the message about educating the girl child.Michelle is intended to make stops in Morocco and Spain as part of their six- days trip.
In Morocco she is expected to hold discussions with Sirleaf Ellen Johnson who is the first ever female president in Africa.This comes after a study done by the United States showed that many girls in Morocco and Liberia do not attend school and that many have already dropped out of school since the tragic Ebola crisis.
First lady Michelle has been supportive of girl child education since taking over as the first lady of the most powerful nation worldwide in 2008.She was among those who condemned the kidnapping of 276 Nigerian school girls by the Boko Haram.The girls had disappeared in mysterious circumstances alarming the whole world.
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