Talking to the world: The meaning of Uhuru's address at G7 summit

The significance of President Uhuru Kenyatta's address at the G7 summit in Sicily Italy might have escaped many. Mr Kenyatta was the first Head of State in independent Kenya to address the seven men and women leaders of the world's most advanced economies.

"A freer, more prosperous Africa is a vital partner in solving some of the world's most pressing problems: poverty, immigration, climate change, terrorism," said President Kenyatta in Taormina, Italy. He was championing the course of a continent once described as The Hopeless Continent by The Economist news magazine nearly 20 years ago.