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Ivanka Trump promotes businesswomen after Ivory Coast cocoa farm visit

By Ange Aboa

Thursday, 18 Apr 2019 | 4:18 AM MYT

White House Advisor Ivanka Trump speaks during the first Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) at the Sofitel hotel Ivoire in Abidjan, Ivory Coast April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivanka Trump vowed support for initiatives to promote women in business on Wednesday, after visiting an Ivorian cocoa farm on the second leg of her African tour.

U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter, who works as his adviser, was speaking at a forum on women's economic empowerment in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.

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