Okonjo-Iweala had a 25-year career at the World Bank, eventually becoming its number two. She was the Washington-based institution's managing director and ran for the top job in 2012.

A daughter of privilege—her father is the traditional Igbo ruler, or Obi, of Ogwashi-Uku in southeast Nigeria—the young Okonjo-Iweala worked with her mother, Kamene, in a soup kitchen for the troops.

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has tasked African leaders to look inward for funding opportunities for the continent. The former Nigerian finance ...

Dọkta Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala nwere mkparịta ụka pụrụiche na BBC Igbo a kpọrọ "Kwuo Uche Gi". Na mkparịtaụka a, Okonjo Iweala kwuru na ya kwụwara aka ya ọtọ oge ọ rụrụ ...

Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has cautioned nations against escalating tariff conflicts, warning that a retaliatory trade war could have ...