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White House Councilor Ivanka Trump attends a meeting with women from the coffee industry during her visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 14, 2019. REUTERS / Tiksa Negeri
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ivanka Trump began Sunday a four-day tour of Africa to promote a US $ 50 million initiative to boost women's employment in developing countries.
"Basically, we think investing in women is a smart development policy and a smart enterprise," said Trump, a White House advisor, after drinking coffee and inhaling incense during A traditional Ethiopian ceremony in Addis Ababa.
The Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP) aims to economically empower 50 million women by 2025. President Donald Trump, father of Ivanka, has ordered USAID to allocate initial amount of $ 50 million to the fund.
Ivanka Trump is scheduled to attend a World Bank policy summit and travel to Côte d'Ivoire to promote women entrepreneurs in the country's cocoa industry.
Reportage of Kumerra Gemechu; Written by Hereward Holland; Edited by Alexander Smith
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