Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed as director-general of the World Trade Organization on Monday, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the body, which has been weakened in recent years amid rising trade tensions.
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to serve in the post, said she would make global economic recovery from the pandemic a priority.