With South Africa now in recession, the President, Cyril Ramaphosa has added Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to his cabinet as he looks to breathe new life into the country's economy.
Okonjo-Iweala who was a two-time Nigerian Minister of Finance, and formerly Managing Director of Operations at World Bank has been appointed South Africa's Head of Economic Advisory Council.
In a tweet, Okonjo-Iweala said she was with the President of South Africa, members of cabinet, and members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council in Pretoria to discuss sources of growth for the South African economy.
Nigerians on Twitter are buzzing since she shared pictures of her and members of the South African cabinet during her inauguration into the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) in Pretoria, South Africa.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-born economist and international development expert. She is currently the Board Chairman of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and the African Risk Capacity (ARC); he also sits on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank and Twitter.
