"African Davos" to be held in Dakar in September DAKAR, March 4 (AFP) - Senegal will host "economic meetings for Africa" in early September bringing together hundreds of businessmen and intellectuals to ponder the development of the continent, President Abdoulaye Wade announced late Saturday. "It will be the Davos of Africa," he told journalists referring to the world economic forum held each year in the Swiss resort of Davos and attended by scientists, industrialists, political leaders and opinion makers. Wade, who was accompanied by French Liberal Democrat leader Alain Madelin, said their "joint project" would bring together "300 businessmen from the Francophone and Anglophone developed world" and would enable "direct discussions with the investors" to take place. "Africa must be made a continent that attracts investors," Wade said. at/bm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------