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Breaking: Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala elected World Trade Organization DG

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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, has emerged the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Okonjo-Iweala polled 104 votes from 164 member-countries to defeat her opponent, South Korea’s Trade Minister, at the final stage of the race.

She has broken many records, including becoming the first African to occupy the office.

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