BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala Emerges WTO Director-General

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization, WTO.

Nigeria
West Africa
East Africa
Central Africa
North Africa
International

She defeated the trade minister from South Korea by polling 104 votes from 164 member countries.

This makes her the first African to occupy the position of DG WTO.

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