Nixon watches Ghanian Independence Day ceremonies in Accra with Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah.

Nixon greets Boy Scouts in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while on his way to the palace to meet Emperor Haile Selassie, in March. The principal reason for the meeting was discussion of the use of Massawa on the Red Sea to establish a U.S. air and naval base. In return the United States would supply an undetermined amount of military equipment to Ethiopia's armed forces.

See Also

Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Ethiopia

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