U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and White House advisor, Ivanka, is in the Ivory Coast as part of her four-day trip aimed at increasing economic opportunities for women in the West African region. Speaking at Cayat, a cocoa farm outside Adzope Wednesday, Ivanka Trump announced a USAID and private sector joint commitment of $2 millon related to Ivory Coast's cocoa industry. While in Ivory Coast, Trump is scheduled to make an appearance at a World Bank policy summit. Later in the day, Ivanka Trump met with President Sahle-Work Zewde. Trump visited Muya on Sunday after she arrived in Addis Ababa for a summit on African women's economic inclusion and empowerment.

Source: Ethiopian News April 17, 2019 11:37 UTC