To say her appointment has raised hopes on the continent would be an understatement. The region has been clamoring for a transition from Foreign Aid to Trade dominance and to them the question is whether her appointment would help shift them further in that direction and what type of transformation (if any) they should expect.
To be clear Africans need to remind themselves that Mrs. Ngozi is not going to WTO just to serve Africa but to serve the world. The truth is that African nations would make demands on her and the WTO. They will pull on her support to advance trade in the region which in a way is good because Africa has yet to secure maximum benefit from the institution or leverage all the negotiating facilities it presents.
Trade is about wealth distribution and Africa is still largely underdeveloped however the stage is set for the region to extract maximum benefits from not only WTO but other institutions that focuses on advancing trade and economic development.