Vice President Kamala Harris has announced $100 million in support for Ghana, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Togo to help address the threats of violent extremism and instability in coastal West Africa.

President Joe Biden last week announced a strategic plan for coastal West Africa as part of the US strategy to prevent conflict and promote stability in the West African region.

Vice President Harris announced this when she and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo address the media after engaging in a bilateral meeting on Monday at the Jubilee House.

She said the funding would help implement that plan and address security, governance and development issues in the region.

Additionally, Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirm the US position that all bilateral creditors should provide meaningful debt reduction and express support for Ghana's engagement with the IMF.

Also, with efforts to support Ghana's long-term economic growth, Vice President Harris assured of her country's commitment to increasing US private sector investment in Ghana.

Vice President Harris acknowledged "the strength of our bilateral relationship and the long-standing ties between the American and Ghanaian people."

On a wide range of global and regional issues, the two leaders expressed their commitment to entrench democracy, good governance and human rights; regional security; long-term economic growth and macroeconomic stability; "and our work together on the UN Security Council."

On regional security, Vice President Harris pledged US support to fight off terrorism and violent extremism in the Sahel.

Vice President Harris applauded President Akufo-Addo for his sterling leadership in strengthening ties between Africa and the African Diaspora.

She also commended President Akufo-Addo for his leadership in entrenching democratic governance, including the fight against terrorist insurgents in the West African region.