International Organizations leadership what is at stake?

Read the article below from 'The Economist' magazine and you will understand what the stake is and why Tedros Adhanom was able to get the votes of majority of non-western countries. In short they were voting for Ethiopia or any other non-western nation. 

These positions were given by default to Westerners (mostly white men) for decades. Majority of non-western countries decided to end this when the choice was between a non-western and a Western (British). 

It is good we have nothing to do with the final selection. It could have been embarassing and we could have been laughed at & scorned. Worse, we could have ended stabbing Ethiopia from the back because of petty tribal mentality ( at least by some). I am aware of his affiliation with the hated TPLF regime. However, there is also a thing called 'hold your nose and do the right thing' understanding what the stake is for Ethiopia or the majority of underrepresented nations.

https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/12/11/africans-are-winning-top-jobs-at-international-institutions