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Prof. Delphin Rwegasira, former Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has passed on. He held the position of Executive Director at AERC from 1998 until 2002. As Executive Director, Prof. Rwegasira is credited with the successful initiation of the Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) and the Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in response to a retroactive decline in external support and opportunities for graduate training in Economics in Africa.

Prof. Rwegasira received his PhD from Harvard University, USA as the culmination of remarkable academic performance in Economics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, from the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania.

He served as a professor at the University of Dar es Salaam from the year 2007 to the time of his untimely death. Delphin was a member of several policy-making Boards in Tanzania and internationally. He was formerly holder of Mwalimu Nyerere Professorial Chair in Development, UDSM; Director of Development Policy for the African Development Bank and Senior Advisor at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He was also an advisor and consultant to governments, regional bodies, multilateral institutions, as well as international and non-governmental organizations.  

Prof. Rwegasira published extensively in local and international journals as well as contributed chapters in books, research, and discussion papers. He had a wealth of experience in research; graduate training; and a keen sense of appreciation of the challenges of implementing the Consortium’s programmes in an evolving continent.