‎“The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump said.

He added that the visit offers renewed prospects for strengthening economic collaboration, particularly through business-to-business engagements, noting that the State Visit reaffirms the enduring partnership between the two countries.

President Mahama recalled that at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in September last year, Ghana announced its intention to lead efforts to formally recognise the transatlantic slave trade as the most egregious crime against humanity.