GENEVA: World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries remain deeply divided ahead of a key conference in Nairobi, with some urging the organization to abandon talks deadlocked since 2001 and start fresh.

The four days of global trade talks, being held for the first time in Africa, will kick off in Nairobi on Tuesday amid predictions that chances of reaching even a limited trade deal are “gloomy.”

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