South African Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel will host a meeting on the economic chapter of the Commission for Africa on January 17 and 18 in Cape Town, the National Treasury announced on Tuesday. Composed of top global policy makers, including Manuel, the Commission for Africa was formed by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004 to advise on ways of dealing with the challenges facing Africa in the context of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad).