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  • Published on 12:19 GMT

    Opinion: Embracing the Challenge – A Case for Africa’s Bright Future

    – Advertisement – 2020 was tough not only for Africa and its people but the rest of the world and in no small measure. The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing aftermath of the virus, including the new strains that found their way into the continent in January …

    Source: Africa Global Village - Uncategorized
  • Published on 09:48 GMT

    Much Ado about Regional Economic Integration of Africa

    The choice of words is deliberate – “economic” integration rather than anything else. While regional integration has existed in Africa dating back to the 1960s, the economic dimension has often suffered an own goal. Ok, granted that the Monetary Union in …

    Source: The News Chronicle - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 3, 2021

    Vice-President engages AfCFTA boss on leveraging digital technology for Pan-African Payment System

    Dr. Bawumia The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has held talks with Mr Wamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), at the Jubilee House, Accra. The meeting, among other things, deliberated on the unique …

    Source: Ghana Business News - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    WTO Ushers In Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala with an official of the WTO on her first day in office. THE WORLD Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday officially welcomed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and African to take up the post, into office as Director General. Dr. …

    Source: Ghana MMA - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    Hi-Target: Analysts debate as NOI’s resumes work at the WTO | #YNaijaCover

    It’s the first day of the International Women’s Month and women in Nigeria and the continent had great reasons to raise their heads high. Global headlines as well as blogs across the country were screaming early Monday, with photos of newly elected …

    Source: Y Naija - Left-wing
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    Waiver war at WTO over Covid jab IP rights

    Geneva: The World Trade Organization faces calls led by India and South Africa to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines -- a notion fiercely rejected by pharmaceutical giants and their host countries. The WTO will thrash out the divisive …

    Source: The News International - Uncategorized
  • Published on 09:05 GMT

    Challenges

    #ChooseToChallenge is one of the trending hashtags as countries and organisations prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on Monday, March 8. People are being asked to choose to challenge gender bias and inequality and to seek out and …

    Source: Stabroek News - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    Okonjo-Iweala Meets 164 Delegates As She Resumes As WTO DG

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (New Director-General, World Trade Organisation) Former Nigerian two-time Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday resumed as first African and first female Director-General of World Trade Organisation. The Former Nigerian …

    Source: Ghana MMA - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    World Insights: Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala takes over as WTO chief

    GENEVA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The first female and first African director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, officially took office on Monday, ending a six-month "leaderless" period of the organization, after former …

    Source: The Africa News.net - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    APC chieftain, Olaosebikan, lauds President Buhari as Okonjo-Iweala assumes WTO job

    A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s “subtle diplomacy” as Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala assumes the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva on …

    Source: News Diary Online - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    Hope for new momentum as Ngozi takes WTO reins

    GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she was eager to get straight to work as she took up her role on Monday as the first woman and first African to lead the beleaguered World Trade Organisation. “I am coming into one of the most important institutions in the …

    Source: The News International - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala takes over as WTO chief

    GENEVA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Trade Organization's (WTO) first female and first African Director General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, officially took office on Monday, ending a six-month "leaderless" period of the organization, after former …

    Source: Big News Network - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala says 'ready to go' on day 1 as WTO boss

    The World Trade Organization's (WTO's) first female and first African director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala began work on Monday, ending a six-month leadership void at the global trade watchdog. After a long campaign that was derailed in the late …

    Source: Engineering News - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 2, 2021

    Okonjo-Iweala takes charge at WTO amid vaccine debate

    With help from Steven Overly Editor’s Note: Weekly Trade is a weekly version of POLITICO Pro’s daily Trade policy newsletter, Morning Trade. POLITICO Pro is a policy intelligence platform that combines the news you need with tools you can use to take …

    Source: Politico - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 1, 2021

    Nigeria’s Boarding Schools Have Become a Hunting Ground for Kidnappers

    DAKAR, Senegal — When nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped from their boarding school by the Islamist group Boko Haram in 2014, the world exploded in outrage. Hundreds marched in the country’s capital, the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls was picked up …

    Source: The New York Times - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 1, 2021

    New WTO chief calls for tripling of vaccine production

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The new chief of the World Trade Organization (WTO) urged its member states on Monday to work with pharmaceutical companies to license more COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing in developing countries in order to triple global production. “ …

    Source: The Standard - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 1, 2021

    New WTO chief pushes for vaccine access, fisheries deal

    Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Updated 12:48 pm EST, Monday, March 1, 2021 Photo: Fabrice Coffrini, AP New Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, center, poses between WTO Deputy Directors-General Alan Wolff, left, and Karl …

    Source: Huron Daily Tribune - Michigan - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 1, 2021

    The WTO: decisions and constraints

    The selection of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian national, as the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is significant for at least two reasons. She is the first woman to head the WTO, which was set up in 1995 as one of the three premier …

    Source: The News International - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 1, 2021

    Swiss newspaper apologises for offensive WTO chief headline

    A Swiss newspaper has apologised for publishing an offensive headline about new World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Okonjo-Iweala was the first woman and first African woman to be appointed as the Director-General of the WTO. But …

    Source: Euronews - Neutral
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