United Nation Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigerian diplomat Ahunna Eziakonwa as his Special Adviser on Africa, the global body announced on Friday.
Eziakonwa succeeds Cristina Duarte of Cabo Verde and brings nearly three decades of experience within the United Nations system to thei role.
She currently serves as Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where she oversees development support across 46 African countries.
