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" Africa has 53 countries. And you find that three or four countries in these 53 are dominating the news. "

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" What do you do if you're an executive who resigns? You declare yourself a consultant. "

" Retail banking in Africa is very weak. You can't go to a village and get money from an ATM or visit a branch of the bank. So people have to use the Internet. "

" Sudan has been an experiment that resonated across Africa: if we, the largest country on the continent, reaching from the Sahara to the Congo, bridging religions, cultures and a multitude of ethnicities, were able to construct a prosperous and peaceful state from our diverse citizenry, so too could the rest of Africa. "

" Cape Verde produces good people. "

" Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right. "

" Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery. "

" Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity. "

" Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why not open their books if they have nothing to hide? "

" The fight against Ebola cannot undermine the fight against poverty. "

" Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?' "

" Remember, 2000 was the year of the dot-com bust. The telecom industry lost about $2 trillion in market capital at that time. "

" Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table. "

" Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment. "

" When Captain Moussa Dadis Camara came to power, too many thought he would hold to his promise to stand down, introduce democratic elections and restore the rule of law. "

" Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise. "

" Celtel established a mobile phone network in Africa at a time when investors told me that there was no market for mobile phones there. "

" Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem. "

" The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem. "

" Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored. "

" Many Africans are used to a life where they get up in the morning and don't know what they're going to do that day. "

" Corruption exists everywhere. "

" When I was young, there was only one TV channel, sponsored by the government, and it only broadcast things like what the leader had for breakfast. There was no real media. "

" Africa is progressing but maybe not in the way you think it is. Even if the overall picture looks good, we must all remain vigilant and not get complacent. "

" More people smile at me now I'm richer. "

" Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable. "

" Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying. "

" Many African people are smarter than me - kids who could have been better. I have no claim for genius. "

" Mobile communications had been around for a long time, but always as a limited market, constrained by the radio spectrum. "

" We measure everything - why not governance? "