There are two main issues which WTO members are considering as far as the selection process is concerned. THE FIRST WTO Director-General, Peter Sutherland was the Attorney-General of Ireland and later became the Competition Commissioner of the European Union. There is agreement among African countries and other WTO members on this issue that a person with a strong political background is needed to succeed Roberto Azevedo as the next WTO Director-General. Without a fundamental change in the attitudes of WTO members, the region from which the Director-General comes from is irrelevant. THIS IS MORE SO the reason for a qualified African to be appointed as the next WTO Director-General.

Source: Front Page Africa May 26, 2020 13:18 UTC