Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head World Trade Organisation

The appointment came after new US President Joe Biden endorsed her candidacy, which had been blocked by former president Donald Trump.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the new head of the World Trade Organisation. Picture: Michel Euler/AP

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to head the leading international trade body as it seeks to resolve disagreements over how it decides cases involving billions in sales and thousands of jobs.

Ms Okonjo-Iweala, 66, was appointed director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by representatives of the 164 member countries, according to a statement from the body.