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September 19, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Under Fire and the Ghost of Biafra

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the minister of finance in Goodluck Jonathan’s government, is widely respected by the international economic community. A veteran of the World Bank, she served as finance ministe…

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December 13, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Kamene Okonjo Held for Ransom

The elderly mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is still in the hands of those who kidnapped her on December 9, 2012. According to the Nigerian media, the kidnappers are demanding…

 Nigeria's Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala speaks during an interview in Abuja 25/08/2012.

January 2, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
New Details on Kamene Okonjo Kidnapping

The Nigeria media is supplying new details on the December 10 kidnapping of the mother of Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The media repor…

Nigeria's Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks during a news conference in the capital Abuja 12/09/2011.

January 22, 2024

United States
Responsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading System

The United States needs to convince holdouts such as India to support the concept of plurilateralism.

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March 28, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Unlikely to Win World Bank Presidency

Nigeria, South Africa, and Angola are supporting the candidacy of Nigeria’s foreign minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the World Bank (WB) presidency. For that office, President Obama has nominated t…

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