Ivanka Trump, daughter of the United States president Donald Trump and advisor at the White House, on Monday visited the Holy Trinity Church in Addis Ababa to pay honor to Ethiopian Airlines crash victims. The Boeing 737 Max crashed minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi last month, killing all 157 people on board including a total of 21 United Nations staffers and 12 aid workers.
Ivanka, who wore black attire with a veil, lighted candles and laid a wreath at the place where the coffins of the crash victims were kept, reported Africa News. Notably, the church undertook a mass burial weeks after the incident as bodies were not immediately identifiable.
Ivanka is currently on a four-day trip to Ethiopia and Ivory Coast to promote the Trump administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity initiative. The fund’s goal is to empower 50 million women in developing countries by 2025.
She arrived on Sunday. After landing, she met with Ambassador Micahel Raynor and other top officials of the U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa ahead of her engagements which are focused on the area of women’s inclusion and empowerment.
“Ms. Trump will discuss U.S.-led initiatives to promote opportunities for women’s inclusion and learn about ongoing efforts in meetings with Ethiopian government officials and the African Union as well as hold engagements with women leaders in business & civil society,” the US embassy said while giving out details about Ivanka’s African trip.
Her trip is connected to her involvement with the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity, WGDP, initiative. She is accompanied by Mark Green, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and David Bohigian, acting president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, OPIC. OPIC is expected to announce a new initiative in Africa. She will head to Ivory Coast on Monday where she is expected to spend another two days.
