World bank appointment

The world bank today announced the appointment of makhtar diop, a senegalese national, as its new vice president for africa.
He succeeds obiageli ezekwesili who will return to nigeria in early may after serving as the region's vice president since 2007.
Mr diop, the world bank's country director for brazil since 2009, will take up his new position on maythe 6th.
A former finance minister in senegal and chair of the west african monetary union board of finance ministers, diop joined the world bank in 2001 and has served in various senior positions.