Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: WTO gets its first African boss - a podcast by BBC World Service

The former Nigerian finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has become the first woman and the first African to be appointed as director-general of the World Trade Organization.

Plus, Guinea has declared that it is dealing with an Ebola epidemic after the deaths of at least three people from the illness.

And Cape Verde’s rising star, singer Soraia Ramos, on the importance of her cultural roots in bringing out the best in her music.

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