Former Nigerian finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.
The official announcement was made by the global trade body via social media, as it tweeted:
“BREAKING: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria is appointed as the next WTO Director-General.
"Dr. Okonjo-Iweala makes history as the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO.
"Her term starts on the 1st of March 2021.”
https://twitter.com/wto/status/1361318272285745152?s=19
66-year-old Okonjo-Iweala, by her appointment, becomes the first woman to ever lead the Switzerland-based institution and the first African citizen to take on the role.
