First Lady Melania Trump on Wednesday toured a facility in Ghana where slaves were held before being shipped abroad after visiting with a tribal leader in Obama Hall, named after her husband’s predecessor.

She met with King Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II, the chief of the local Fante tribe, in the hall named in honor of former President Obama following his visit in 2009, to get his permission to enter the Cape Coast Castle.

“This is a very special place,” she said after touring slave-holding facility. “I will never forget the incredible experience and the stories that I heard from the gentleman. The dungeons that I saw … what happened so many years ago, it’s really a tragedy.”

She stayed at the 17th-century structure on the Ghana coast for an hour during a guided tour by the museum’s director.

Melania also spent about 10 minutes inside the dungeons where slaves were held before being walking through the “Door of No Return” and across the Atlantic Ocean.
Peering though the archway, Melania paused for a moment before laying a wreath near a dungeon door.

“It’s very emotional,” she said, adding the castle is “really something that people should see and experience.”

On her way out, a guide asked her to sign the guestbook to mark her time there.

“I said, ‘Thank you for your warm welcome,’” Melania said she wrote.

The First Lady is on a solo tour of Africa where other stops include Malawi, Kenya and Egypt.

Her husband hasn’t visited the continent since being in the White House.

With Post wires