Explanation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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