GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she was eager to get straight to work as she took up her role on Monday as the first woman and first African to lead the beleaguered World Trade Organization.

“I am coming into one of the most important institutions in the world and we have a lot of work to do,” the former Nigerian finance and foreign minister said as she arrived for her first day on the job in Geneva.

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