global trade

Amina Mohammed, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s rival for the top post at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has pledged to push for reforms in the global trade governing body.

She also said she should be selected not because of her gender or origin, but competence.

Mohammed, a Kenyan and one of two female Africans competing for the job, had served as Kenya’s foreign affairs and international trade minister.

She promised to update the WTO rulebook “so that it’s fit for purpose and in sync with the global developments, global aspirations …