Tanzania backs intellectual freedom, pledges reforms to support scholars

Dar es Salaam. The Tanzanian government has pledged to support academic and intellectual freedom, promising to amend any laws, policies, or systemic conditions that hinder scholars from expressing their scientific views.

Speaking on April 29, 2025 at the opening of the four-day Conference on Academic Freedom in Africa at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Tulia Ackson said Tanzania values the contributions of scholars and is ready to protect their freedom of thought.