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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African WTO boss

Incoming World Trade Organization President (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. [Reuters]

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, saying a stronger WTO would be vital for the global coronavirus recovery.

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