Trade ministers from 166 countries are gathering in Cameroon’s capital this week for a high-stakes World Trade Organisation meeting – with divisions over reform, digital trade and development raising doubts about whether the body can adapt to a rapidly changing world.
The WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference, its top decision-making forum, runs from Thursday to Sunday in Yaoundé. It is only the second time the meeting has been held in Africa, after Nairobi in 2015.
