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WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo reappointed to second term

Greenwatch Desk World News 2024-11-29, 5:27pm




Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to run the World Trade Organization, has been reappointed for a second term, the global trade body said Friday.


"WTO members today agreed to give incumbent Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a second term as director-general of the WTO," the organisation said in a statement.

Her next four-year term will begin on September 1, 2025, reports BSS.