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  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala today Monday being the 15th day of February 2021, has been appointed head of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Okonjo-Iweala was appointed as director-general of the World Trade Organization by representatives of the 164 member countries, according to a statement from the body. The appointment came after new U.S. President Joe Biden endorsed her candidacy, which had been blocked by former President Donald Trump. Biden’s move was

  The U.S President and his administration on Friday gave their vote of confidence to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo Iweala to lead the World Trade Organisation - WTO, clearing a path for her to become the organization’s first female and first African leader. The move marks another sharp split with former president Donald Trump who paralyzed the organisation and opposed the candidacy of the former Nigerian finance minister who was backed by many other countries. The US Trade Representative in a statement cited her “wealth