DODOMA, Nov. 26 -- WHEN Tanzania reflects on the past four years under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, one theme stands out: transformation powered not only by political will, but by partnerships that have delivered visible change. Among those partners, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has emerged as one of the most influential players shaping the countrys infrastructure, agriculture, and private sector landscape.

While development banks often operate in the background, the AfDBs imprint on Tanzania from 2021–2025 reads almost like a parallel story of the nations ambitions, one told through highways, transmission lines, rural markets, and classrooms.

In this relatively short period, the AfDB under the leadership of its Country R...