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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: WTO will prioritize fair trade, access for Covid-19 vaccines CNN 2/15/2021 By Nimi Princewill, CNN Business © FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images Nigerian former Foreign and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala smiles during a press conference on July 15, 2020, in Geneva, following her hearing before World Trade Organization 164 member states' representatives, as part of the application process to head the WTO as Director General. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed as dire...

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.

Nigeria's former finance minister also becomes the first African to lead the organisation

When she takes office on 1 March , Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025. “This is a very significant moment for the WTO. On behalf of the General Council, I extend our warmest congratulations to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as the WTO's next Director-General and formally welcome her to this General Council meeting,” said General Council Chair David Walker of New Zealand who, together with co-facilitators Amb. Dacio Castillo (Honduras) and Amb. Harald As...

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO chief Phillip Inman © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images The World Trade Organization has chosen Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its first female and first African leader, handing her the task of restoring trust in a rules-based global trading system. On Monday the WTO’s 164 members unanimously selected the 66-year-old development economist and former Nigerian finance minister to serve a four-year term as director general. Okonjo-Iweala will take over the institution,...