Did WTO stage-manage outcome of first Africa meeting?

A Kenyan mother who wanted prices of baby toys to come down when world trade ministers first met to liberalise trade in Qatari city of Doha, today has a different need for a secondary school child.

Similarly, personal computers (PCs), which were the fad 14 years ago when the trade ministers began negotiations to eliminate customs duty on a list of technology products are being replaced by smart phones.