In February 2021, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was appointed as the first woman Director General of World Trade Organisation. She belongs to which of the following countries?

1. A

   Nigeria

   (a) Official key: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist and former finance minister of Nigeria. In February 2021 she took office as the first woman and first African Director-General of the WTO. Among the four African states listed, Nigeria is her country of nationality.

2. B

   South Africa

   South Africa has supplied other prominent global officials, but not this WTO Director-General. Okonjo-Iweala’s career and passport are Nigerian. Assigning her to South Africa is a regional mix-up.

3. C

   Kenya

   Kenya is not her country. Akinwumi Adesina (AfDB) is also Nigerian; Kenya has other UN and AU figures. WTO’s first woman DG is not Kenyan.

4. D

   Ethiopia

   Ethiopia has hosted the African Union headquarters and produced other diplomats, but Okonjo-Iweala is not Ethiopian. The keyed nationality is Nigeria.

Summary. Official key is (a). Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian, became WTO Director-General in February 2021 — the first woman in that post. South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia are other African states on the list, not her nationality. The question is country of belonging, not continent.