On February 23 this year, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete granted a charter to the Aga Khan University — making it the first foreign institution of higher learning in the country.
Mr Kikwete, while handing the certificate to the Aga Khan at a ceremony held at State House in Dar es Salaam, said that, for years, the Government of Tanzania had enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) — which runs the university and other Aga Khan projects in the country — and added that there was room to do more.
The granting of the charter, Mr Kikwete said, opened a new chapter in improving the work carried out made by the AKDN and the government of Tanzania to improve the lives of residents.
However, he stressed, the charter was not just given out to the institution, but was a well-deserved achievement.
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