Ivanka Trump Talks Women’s Rights In Ivory Coast

Ivanka Trump, daughter and senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, met with the vice president of Ivory Coast on Tuesday, in the latest stage of a four-day African tour focused on women’s economic development. Ivanka Trump, who serves as advisor to her father on economic empowerment, began her trip to the region with a visit to the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa Sunday, where she announced a multi-million dollar U.S. government initiative to support women entrepreneurs. The “2X Africa” initiative announced Monday by Trump and David Bohigian, the acting head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, aims to mobilize $1 billion and directly invest $350 million in companies and funds “owned by women, led by women,“ or by “providing a good or service that intentionally empowers women on the continent.“