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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen as Director-General of World Trade Organization

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has appointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General, effective from 1 March, 2021. 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, the release said. “This is a very significant moment…