Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes WTO’s new leader

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In tonight’s edition: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history becoming the WTO’s first woman and first African to head the the World Trade Organization. In South Africa, former President  Jacob Zuma could be jailed for his refusal to appear before an anti-graft inquiry and DR Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi names a new Prime Minister after a political power struggle that is further removing the shadow of former President Joseph Kabila.

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