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Briefly.co.zagathers that the decision follows a selection process that included eight candidates from around the world.
Her term officially starts on Monday, 1 March 2021.
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is the new DG of the World Trade Organization. Photo credit: @wtoSource: UGC
Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman and the first African to head the international organisation.
Barber is presently studying mechanical engineering and one day hopes to become a Marine Corps officer.
In response, Mines said the lady’s comment really made her emotional.
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