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/ 6 February 2007
The head of the World Trade Organisation said on Tuesday he sensed fresh determination to conclude the Doha round of talks, but added he would wait for ”substance” before calling ministers together. The WTO negotiations were halted in July after major powers failed to break a long-running deadlock.
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/ 25 September 2006
Kenya’s most famous white farmer went on trial for murder on Monday accused of shooting dead a black Kenyan for poaching on his land. Thomas Cholmondeley — 38-year-old great grandson of Lord Delamere, one of the original British settlers in Kenya — has pleaded ”not guilty” to the murder of Robert Njoya, a local stonemason he accuses of hunting animals on his land.
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/ 7 September 2006
Long viewed as the most dangerous place to fly, Africa is pushing hard to clean up its image and some well-managed airlines are taking advantage of new opportunities to turn in impressive profits. Africa has the highest rate of aircraft accidents in the world despite the fact that it accounts for just 4,5% of global traffic. It recorded 30% of all air transport accidents between 1996 and last year.
An ambitious plan to rescue east Africa from poverty by building a European Union-style trade bloc is making slow progress, mainly due to squabbles over tariff reforms.