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

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" Roads are not practical in Africa. "

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

" The Ibrahim Index is a tool to hold governments to account and frame the debate about how we are governed. "

" I think we need to look at ourselves first. We should practice what we're preaching. Otherwise, we are hypocrites. "

" Multinationals don't pay taxes in Africa - we all know that. "

" Most of the money I made has gone back to Africa or is going back to Africa. "

" Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries. "

" What is a government supposed to do for its people? To improve the standard of living, to help them get jobs, get kids to schools, and have access to medicine and hospitals. Government may not directly provide these public goods and services, but government must be accountable for whether or not they are delivered to citizens. "

" From my father, I learnt kindness and how to talk straight. "

" Increasing extremism - across Africa and the world - must be understood in the context of the failure of our leaders properly to manage diversity within their borders. "

" If you are African, the more educated you are, the less chances you have of getting a job. "

" Before any investor goes into any country, he is looking for the exit door. "

" 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. "

" It is very difficult for any dictator or any incumbent to falsify the results of an election and just get away with it. "

" If Sudan starts to crumble, the shock waves will spread. "

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

" There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people. "

" Africa was perceived - it still is to some extent - as a place which is very difficult to do business in. I don't share that view. "

" Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?' "

" To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa. "

" 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? "

" Transfer pricing is causing huge problems in Africa. "

" The brain drain from Africa has been reversed. "

" Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society. "

" Of course, Nelson Mandela, everybody knows Nelson Mandela. I mean, he's a great gift not only for Africa but for the whole world, actually. But do not expect everybody to be a Nelson Mandela. "

" Now is the time for Afro-realism: for sound policies based on honest data, aimed at delivering results. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Sudan cannot afford to be on the wrong side of history. The north and south will have to work together, but will they? "

" Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure. "