Africa’s trade interests need country leadership to benefit from the WTO

Despite perceptions that Africa has benefitted little from the World Trade Organization, there are great expectations that its new head, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will champion the continent’s interests. But as the WTO faces a range of immediate challenges, should this be relied on? Teniola Tayo writes that is the responsibility of Africa’s leaders to set the agenda on what is needed for successful trade and development policies.