Tanzania will host the 2010 World Economic Forum on Africa in Dar es Salaam from 5 to 7 May. This will be the 20th anniversary of the World Economic Forum on Africa, and it is also the first time that the Forum's Africa meeting will be held in East Africa.

President Kikwete of Tanzania welcomed the news, saying: “It is heartening to see the positive impact that the World Economic Forum has on key issues of global concern. This unique gathering regularly convenes a very diverse group of friends of the continent who are united in their optimism of what Africa can, must and will achieve.”

The World Economic Forum on Africa takes place over three days and is renowned for its informal style which aims to engender frank and open conversation among the most influential leaders with a stake in the region. The 2009 gathering was hosted in Cape Town by newly elected President Jacob Zuma of South Africa. For more please go to: http://www.weforum.org/en/events/ArchivedEvents/WorldEconomicForumonAfrica2009/index.htm