Ivanka Trump Promotes Women’s Empowerment in Ethiopia

Ivanka Trump Promotes Women’s Empowerment in Ethiopia
White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump (R) attends a coffee ceremony at Dumerso Coffee, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 14, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin/AP photo
The Associated Press
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—President Donald Trump’s daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka Trump, toured businesses run by women in Ethiopia on Sunday, April 14, while promoting a White House global economic program for women.

Ivanka first stop in was a coffee shop and textile company in Addis Ababa as part of a four-day trip to Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast on behalf of a White House project intended to boost 50 million women in developing countries by 2025.