so even oyibo sabi ojoro

we've been here campaigning and rooting for our babe..madam Ngozi okonjo, since ooo... now they have quickly given it to that chin chong guy man. still leads us to believe that the world is still filled with male chauvinists....

The World Bank on Monday named as its next president Jim Yong Kim, a global health expert and the president of Dartmouth College, in a widely expected appointment that continues the longstanding tradition of an American leading the Washington-based development institution.

Jim Yong Kim was named the next president of the World Bank, and will replace Robert B. Zoellick at the end of June.

Dr. Kim, 52, will take over on July 1 after the current president, Robert B. Zoellick, steps down at the end of his five-year term.

While the selection of Dr. Kim by the bank's 25-member executive board was no surprise, the board had, for the first time, considered more than one candidate, a reflection of the increasing clout of emerging-market nations on the global stage.

‘‘The old order has triumphed yet again, but this may be its last hurrah,’’ said Eswar S. Prasad, a professor of trade policy at Cornell University. ‘‘The tradition of carving up the top jobs at the major international financial institutions among nominees of advanced countries has become untenable and unjustifiable.’’

Numerous African countries had rallied around Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Nigerian finance minister and former World Bank managing director.