DAR ES SALAAM, July 28 -- AS the world accelerates into the digital age, where algorithms make decisions, data becomes the new currency and Artificial Intelligence (AI) redefines labour, the question for Africa is not merely how to catch up. It is how to shape its own path to modernisation.

Tanzanias founding father, Julius Nyerere, believed in development with dignity.

His vision of Ujamaa, rooted in unity, equity and self-reliance, was moral, unapologetically African and deeply people-centred.

While some of his economic strategies faltered, the values behind them remain a powerful compass for a future where progress does not come at the expense of humanity.

In an era dominated by digital economies and intelligent machines, returning...