GENEVA (Reuters) – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala began work on Monday taking her place in history as the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African director-general. Okonjo-Iweala began work after ending a six-month leadership void.

On her first stay in office, She vowed to unblock negotiations on rules to stop over-fishing. When asked how she felt on her first day in office upon arrivalat the WTO’s lakeside Geneva headquarters.“ she said: “It feels great. I am coming into one of the most important institutions in the world and we have a lot of work to do. I feel ready to go,”