Vol 67 No 7 | NIGERIAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWHO'S WHO Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – fighting trade deadlock 3rd April 2026 When Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Trade Organization’s director-general, finally called time on its biannual ministerial conference in Cameroon in the early hours of 30 March, the sticking point...
DISPATCHES Vol 67 No 4 | AFRICAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Most favoured no more 16th February 2026 Pressured by western economies the WTO is to review of ‘most favoured nation’ trade provisions Trade ministers are set to reopen the World Trade Organization’s fundamental principles on most favoured nation status at a March summit in Cameroon after WTO director general Ngozi... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 9 | SOUTH AFRICAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Experts and activists demand more generous vaccine waivers 20th April 2022 Over a year after India and South Africa called for emergency measures, WTO members have proposed a plan to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines Pressure is building on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject a compromise proposal offered by the United States and the European Union for a temporary waiver of intellectual property... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | NIGERIAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Okonjo-Iweala to take over as WTO chief within days 9th February 2021 Vaccine distribution, fishing subsidies and e-commerce agreement top the priority list for new the director-general On 5 February, the race to lead the WTO ended, leaving Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the sole remaining candidate. Early in the day South Korea... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 22 | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION One last hurdle 5th November 2020 When World Trade Organization General Council Chair David Walker recommended on 28 October that Nigeria's ex-finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala be appointed Director-General, three months of consultation seemed to...
Vol 61 No 20 | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Amina misses out again 8th October 2020 Kenya's Amina Mohamed will again narrowly miss out on a top international job after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former finance minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, South Korea's trade chief, were...
Vol 61 No 18 | WORLD BANKWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Africans in the lead 10th September 2020 By the end of this year, two of the most important international organisations, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation,...
Vol 61 No 15 | KENYAWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION A favourite for an impossible job 23rd July 2020 After several near misses in her search for a top international job, Amina Mohamed is a WTO front-runner. But what does she stand for? Of all the candidates gunning for the helm of the World Trade Organisation, Amina Mohamed probably ranks as the best prepared for the contest. Along with the rival...
Vol 61 No 14 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION At cross purposes on world trade 8th July 2020 Abuja's support for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as next head of the WTO faces unforced errors and political hurdles Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Abuja's candidate and emerging front-runner for the top post at the World Trade Organisation, faces tough questions about her campaign's use of lobbyists who advocate for...
Vol 42 No 23 | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION No new order yet 23rd November 2001 Africa won one and a half of its demands in a week of fractious talks in Qatar Africa's first meeting with the post-11 September world economic order wasn't encouraging. African delegations joined the 10-15 November World Trade Organisation negotiations in Doha, Qatar, with a lengthy...