Dar es Salaam, April 29 -- DAR ES SALAAM: PRESIDENT of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Speaker of the Tanzania National Assembly, Dr. Tulia Ackson, has officially opened the African Scholars Conference today, April 29, 2025, in Dar es Salaam.

The four-day conference, themed around the role of academic freedom in modern-day Africa and its contribution to building prosperous and thriving societies, aims to highlight the importance of intellectual autonomy in driving the continents development.

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Speaking during the opening ceremony, Dr. Tulia emphasized that academic freedom is a fundamental pillar of sustainable development across Africa. She noted that such freedom ...