Tuesday, May 4, 2010

BREAKING. CNBC Africa covering the 20th World Economic Forum live from Tanzania; planning live TV debate on Thursday.


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CNBC Africa (DStv 410) will be broadcasting live from tomorrow until the end of Friday (5 to 7 May) from Tanzania where the 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking place in Dar es Salaam.

''Covering the WEF live from Tanzania lives up to CNBC Africa's promise to deliver critical, editorially relevant business content by Africans, from Africa, to the African and international business audience, quick and unbiased,'' says Gary Alfonso, the managing director of CNBC Africa.

CNBC Africa's Alishia Seckam will be the moderator of a live TV debate on CNBC Africa on Thursday, May 6 at 08:00 on the topic ''2010 Investment Heat map''. Some of the participants already confirmed for the live TV debate will be Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank and Nku Nyembezi-Heita, who is CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa.