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All diplomatic hands on deck as Kenyatta guns for Amina Mohamed as next WTO chief

Kenya's Sports Minister Amina Mohamed. © Li Ye / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Amina Mohamed enjoys the full support of her president's diplomatic arsenal in her bid to see off African and global competition for the top job at the World Trade Organization. [...]

Published on 27.07.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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