Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala Gets U.S. Thumbs Up for WTO Post
Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is now poised for the top job as the director-general of the World Trade Organization. She will make history as the first woman to hold the post, and the first African. She was among five contenders that include Kenya's former foreign minister Amina Mohamed, Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee, Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri of Saudi Arabia, and Liam Fox, a UK politician. The new director-general will replace Brazilian Roberto de Azevedo, who has served since 2013. Candidates were whittled down to two - Okonjo-Iweala and Myung-Hee. With the South Korean candidate's withdrawal, the door was left open for Okonjo-Iweala, but her appointment was blocked by the Trump administration.
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Nigeria:
WTO to Ratify Okonjo-Iweala's Appointment Next Week
Daily Trust, 9 February 2021
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will ratify the appointment of Nigeria's former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, next week. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Okonjo-Iweala Reacts As U.S. Endorses Her for Top WTO Job
Daily Trust, 6 February 2021
Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed gratitude to the US for endorsing her as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read more »
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Nigeria:
Economist Poised to Become First Woman WTO Chief
DW, 6 February 2021
The US has given its support to the Nigerian candidate for the top position at the World Trade Organization, ending a month-long deadlock. The move represents yet another split… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Okonjo-Iweala Poised to Make History As First Black Woman to Head WTO
RFI, 6 February 2021
The withdrawal of South Korea's Trade Minister from the race to head the World Trade Organization means that Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who has served as both foreign and… Read more »
InFocus
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At first, news of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's appointment as the World Trade Organisation's director-general after a hotly contested race was hailed as an African first. Now, the Premi Read more »
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UPDATE: Okonjo-Iweala Makes Final Round to Lead World Trade Organization
The global trade regulator is about to name the two contenders for the final Read more »
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Nigerian-born Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is one of two finalists - alongside the Republic of Korea's trade minister - in the race to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO). ... Read more »
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (file photo)