The Chairperson of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and three other Africans as AU Special Envoys.

Their job will be to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Others appointed are Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr Trevor Manuel

The Special Envoys will be tasked with soliciting rapid and concrete support as pledged by the G20, the European Union and other international financial institutions.

Ramaphosa said: “In the light of the devastating socio-economic and political impact of the pandemic on African countries these institutions need to support African economies that are facing serious economic challenges with a comprehensive stimulus package for Africa, including deferred debt and interest payments.

“The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been global in both scale and reach, and this necessitates coordinated international action to capacitate all countries to respond effectively, but most particularly developing countries that continue to shoulder a historical burden of poverty, inequality and underdevelopment,” President Ramaphosa said.

President Ramaphosa added: “The sentiment expressed in two recent letters written to the G20 by a group of world leaders and a team of esteemed economists underscore the importance of bolstering health systems in poorer countries; this can only be done with the support of the international community.”

Dr Okonjo-Iweala is an internationally respected economist and development expert and served two terms as Minister of Finance of Nigeria.

She has also served as Managing Director of the World Bank.

Dr Kaberuka is an economist and former President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

He is the former Finance Minister of Rwanda and in 2016 was appointed as a Special Envoy of the African Union on sustain-able financing for the AU and funding for Peace in Africa.

Mr Manuel was the longest-serving Minister of Finance in South Africa and formerly headed the country’s National Planning Commission.

In 2018 he was appointed as an Investment Envoy by Ramaphosa to engage domestic and international investors as part of the country’s national investment drive.

Mr Thiam, a French-Ivorian, is a banker and businessman. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse.

He also served as Chief Financial Officer and CEO of Prudential.

He has a background in management consulting and worked for McKinsey and Company.

Ramaphosa said the appointment of the special envoys would expedite the process of securing economic support to enable countries on the continent to respond swiftly to this grave public health emergency.

“The African Union is immensely encouraged by the support that has been extended by the international community thus far”, he said.

“It is an affirmation that as nations of the world, we are all in this together.

We must now focus on efforts to marshal every resource at our disposal to ensure that this pandemic is contained, and does not result in the collapse of already ailing economies and financial systems on the continent,” President Ramaphosa added.
https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/04/12/ramaphosa-gives-okonjo-iweala-another-job-as-au-special-envoy/

Afonja, oyah come and envy

Thank God for her

What a great woman Mrs Ngozi is, the Nigerian system maybe did not allow her to fully perform to her best.

The hate which Buhari & Yoruba's have for this woman can't stop her shine

Where is Kemi Adeosun the former Finance Minister cum expert in NYSC Certificate forgery, why isn't she receiving any international appointments and recognition

Yoruba amaka

While some people are still hating on her.

The truth is she is silencing her enemies with achievements back to back.

Now this is one proactive and working president!

ukukaegbu:
While some are still hating on her now.

Which some? Say Yorubas

AkeNathan:
The hate which Buhari & Yoruba's have for this woman can't stop her shine

Where is Kemi Adeosun the former Finance Minister cum expert in NYSC Certificate forgery, why isn't she receiving any international appointments and recognition

Yoruba amaka

Lol.

Woman of grace! Please Nlanders. Help a needy brother. am dying of hunger ,anything for man to survive 3124319744. First bank.

South Africa is going to milk her contacts and connections for the glory of their country.

I am pained.

RTSC:
South Africa is going to milk her contacts and connections for the glory of their country.

I am pained.

The effort is aimed at the entire continent even though its being led by Ramaphosa of SA. Kabaruka is from Uganda i think.

EDIT: He’s from Rwanda not Uganda.

This woman should be president of Nigeria but that won't be possible so long as adult illiteracy rate in Nigeria remains 68%+

When it comes to opinion or electoral poll, the literate minority have always been at the mercy of the decisions made by the illiterate majority.

I'm also not underestimating the impact of bigotry on all sides. She wasn't appointed because she's Igbo but the typical Nigerian man or woman would not cease to 'celebrate' success (or failure) on the basis of tribal and gender sentiments.

NOI was a genius in her own class.The greatness in you cant be denied.Congrats madam.Abeg where is Madam Kemi NYSC certificate forger?

The three selected technocrates in there different times handled the economies of their various countries extremely well..

Rwanda..
South Africa..
Nigeria..

Good selection of candidates. The only one I'm not familiar with is the Ivorian. Read he resigned from Credit Suisse due to spying scandal.

Seems North Africa is not represented though.

Appointment go kill this woman oooooo. Abi them born you, born appointment! You and appointments na twins..

RTSC:
South Africa is going to milk her contacts and connections for the glory of their country.

I am pained.

Lol. Where's the Fresident op za 'giant op Aprika'? He's busy burning lots of energy on image laundering and shadowing Idris Deby while his SA counterpart is playing the role of leading Africa to seek solutions towards the pandemic on the continent. I wasn't ashamed when a friend from East Africa asked me what Nigeria was doing to assist smaller African countries. I told him what I've been saying for years. I told him to forget any assistance from Nigeria; she's big for nothing. "Individual Nigerians can help your country more than Nigeria herself". Is Ngozi Okonjo Iweala not helping SA and poised to help Africans more than Nigeria? Did Allen Onyema not do the same to stranded people of Nigeria when they were distressed in SA? Has Prophet TB Joshua not helped other Africans immensely?. Nigeria is useless under the present terrorists at the helm of affairs. Forget about Nigeria.

Igbo Amaka
Igbo making Nigeria Proud
Proudly Igbo

How many Likes for Igbo people

biafranation:
Afonja, oyah come and envy

Lol

Lol ; Ramaphosa is playing this game very well indeed. Instead of igniting national pride the Okonjo card is causing frictions in Nigeria.