There are now eight candidates - including three women - for the post of Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with the deadline for applications on 8 July: three Africans - no African representative has ever been chosen for the post - one British, one Mexican, one Moldovan, one Saudi and one South Korean.
The unexpected announcement of the departure of the head of the organisation, Brazilian Roberto Azevêdo, one year before the end of his mandate, makes it urgent to...