DAR ES SALAAM, June 14 -- THE President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, has been conferred with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree (PhD) by the University of Dar es Salaam during its 55th graduation ceremony.

The degree was awarded by the University Chancellor, former President of Tanzania, Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, during the first session of the graduation, which saw 828 students graduate with doctoral, masters, bachelors, and diploma qualifications.

In his acceptance speech, Dr Adesina highlighted the growing scale of AfDBs investment in Tanzania.

He noted that between 1971 and 2015, the Bank invested a total of 9bn US dollars in the country; however, when he joined the bank from 2015 to 2025 a...