“I feel ready to go.”
– Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
On the 1st of March, a good working Monday, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister and the first woman and African to be appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) resumed her first day of work as WTO chief. In welcoming her, the trade organisation said: “Welcome to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her first day as WTO Director-General! She makes history as the first woman and first African to take up this post.” She assumes office in an interesting times when glass ceilings are being shattered into some smithereens. The first interplanetary (Hope) mission of United Arab Emirates (UAE) landed on planet Mars on Tuesday February 9, 2021, first Arab nation to announce an ambition to be on the moon in 2024.