(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Visiting Africa to promote female economic development, Ivanka Trump on Monday sought to spotlight laws and customs that hold women on the continent back, from restrictions on property ownership to gender-based violence. Tap to unmuteOn her second day in Ethiopia, Trump delivered her message on gender equity in a country long considered a patriarchal society, where women and girls struggle with access to jobs and education. Trump met separately with both leaders Monday, sitting with Zewde in a formal room at the presidential palace. Africa is on the rise,” Zewde told Trump as the two participated in the panel discussion before a packed, largely female audience. During the event, Trump and David Bohigian, acting director of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, announced a new financing initiative for women in Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News April 15, 2019 17:10 UTC