Africa’s rising stars in global trade and development finance, show the world that it’s finally the continent’s time to shine, writes Gina Din-Kariuki The World Bank Group recently named longtime vice president Makhtar Diop to replace Philippe Le Houérou as head of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), making him the …
Read More »Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is WTO Director-General
WTO members made history February 15, 2021 when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | When she takes office on March 1, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to …
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