Geneva -- As part of the Annual Meeting of the Africa Progress Panel (APP)  held in Geneva on the 3 and 4 of February, the APP organized a debate on Africa moderated by the BBC’s Zeinab Badawi. The debate aims to draw attention to the state of Africa in 2010: the year of the World Cup on African soil, the 10 year follow-up on the Millennium Declaration, and five-year  post Gleneagles G8 Summit commitments. Four African panellists address these issues in front of an informed audience consisting of experts on African governance, economics, social and political affairs, including distinguished African and international figures.

The panellists are:

* Kofi Annan, Chair of the Africa Progress Panel

* Petina Gappah, Zimbabwean writer, Winner of the Guardian First Book Award

* Linah Mohohlo, Governor of the Bank of Botswana

* General Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria and APP Member

‘Will the Real Africa Stand Up’ filmed by the Geneva-based television production group, DevTV, will be broadcast by the BBC World News Saturday 6 February and Sunday 7 February, 2010. Make sure to tune in on: Saturday 6 Feb at 0910 and 2210 GMT Sunday 7 Feb at 0210 and 1510 GMT

To verify the exact time of the programme in your location, please visit see programming schedules on the BBC website . If you miss the broadcast on TV, check our Africa Progress Panel website next week to see it online. We hope you enjoy the programme and look forward to hearing what you think of these discussions. Please email your comments or log on to the APP Facebook page to post your views.

British writer and commentator Michael Keating is director of the Africa Progress Panel in Geneva.