Foreign Affairs Minister, Nigeria
As Foreign Minister, Odein Ajumogobia leads an outspoken
diplomatic corps. Nigeria urged Laurent Gbagbo to quit after
losing Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election. As the crisis
dragged on, Ajumogobia condemned the West for rapidly imposing a no-fly
zone in Libya while failing to protect people in Côte d’Ivoire.
The well-regarded Foreign Minister holds the post at a time when
Nigeria exercises notable influence on regional and global politics.
The country is in the midst of its 2010-11 tenure on the United Nations
Security Council, and on 24 March, it began a third term as chair of
the Economic Community of West African States....
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