Dar es Salaam, April 28 -- DAR ES SALAAM: The Speaker of the National Assembly and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Dr Tulia Ackson, will officially open the four-day conference on Academic Freedom in Africa at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) on Tuesday.

The conference, organised in collaboration with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), will run until Friday this week.

The event is set to bring together approximately 200 participants, including 100 delegates from various African countries and over 100 participants from within Tanzania.

Attendees will include leading scholars, researchers, students, policymakers, diplomats, and representatives from regional and international...