Jennifer Ugwueke
Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), at a special general meeting.
“WTO members have just agreed to appoint Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-general,” the global trade body said in a statement, adding that the former Nigerian finance Minister and World Bank veteran will take up her post on March 1.