Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, right, sits by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, during an event in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, May 11, 2024. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, left, walks alongside Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, right, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, during an event in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, May 11, 2024. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, speaks at an event in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, May 11, 2024.
The Duchess of Sussex had announced on her podcast in October 2022 that she found out through the DNA-based test that she was “43% Nigerian.” “Ifeoma,” someone shouted from the excited crowd, a name from Nigeria’s Igbo tribe which means ‘a treasured thing.’ “Omowale” another suggested, from the Yoruba tribe, which means ‘the child has come home.’