ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - 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.
White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump, center, walks with Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, center right, after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday April 15, 2019. Ivanka Trump is on a four-day trip to Ethiopia and Ivory Coast on behalf of a White House project intended to boost 50 million women in developing countries by 2025.