FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday to head the World Trade Organization, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the role amid disagreement over ...

The European Union is backing former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to head the World Trade Organization, sending a signal of trust in Africa, an EU official said on Monday.

The historic double could have somewhat been thwarted if Donald Trump won re-election as United States President as his administration last year delayed what initially appeared a smooth ride for ...

When she takes office on 1 March, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025. "This is a ...

Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee are the final candidates to head the World Trade Organization, ensuring the watchdog will have the ...

SEATTLE — As we celebrate KOMO television's 70th birthday, we're looking back at some of the major events that shaped our region, through the lens of KOMO News' coverage. In November of 1999, ...

That’s what then-UK prime minister Tony Blair said at a gathering in Switzerland in January 2000. The remarks came in Davos, just a few months after things had gone so badly in the Emerald City during ...

With the Biden administration’s first calendar year coming to an end, efforts to curb China’s pernicious behavior have borne little fruit. In the past few months, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ...

A landmark global treaty to curb billions of dollars in government subsidies for overfishing took effect on Sept. 15, ...

One of the main tasks of the Russia in the WTO trade center is to offer businesses the necessary information MOSCOW, August 23 (Itar-Tass) —— The negotiating marathon, unprecedented in the WTO history ...