Tanzania: High growth still to benefit the poor

Just more than a year after Jakaya Kikwete was elected president of Tanzania his name was mentioned in the halls at the Africa Union (AU) summit in January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the possible new chairperson of the AU. As IPS reports, the fact that Kikwete's name was mentioned made delegates take note of the progress Tanzania has made under his leadership , not least towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).