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" Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its report, 'Now for the Long Term.' "

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

Mo Ibrahim

Just

Election

Difficult

" The leakage of information means you're going to be able to read everybody's e-mail. "

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

" A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the investment needed to drive development. "

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

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

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

" Africa's success stories are delivering the whole range of the public goods and services that citizens have a right to expect and are forging a path that we hope more will follow. "

" The Zimbabwean people, like everyone else, have a right to live in freedom and prosperity and to select their leaders through fair and democratic elections. "

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

" Rwanda really did take very strong steps towards development. I mean, this place is unrecognizable. There's a very good management of economy and resources - it's a success story, and that's great. "

" Everywhere in Africa, you see Indian, Chinese, Brazilian businesses. Other than Coca Cola and the oil companies, it is very rare to see American businesses. "

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

" Young people are better educated. They grew up in a society which is well connected, well informed. They are able to communicate to one another, to know what is happening. "

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

Mo Ibrahim

Richer

Smile

" The U.S. has been a great friend all these years, but as soon as Africa found itself starting to move up, the U.S. is really disengaging. "

" We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime. "

" Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy. "

" People never confess to failure. They should. "

" Tony Blair is paid $500,000 for one speech, and no one asks how he is going to spend it. "

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

" The Nobel Prize is worth $1.5 million, but that's not the issue. Do the distinguished scientists who win the Nobel Prize need the money? Probably not. The honor is more important the money, and that's the case with the prize for African leadership as well. "

" In a world of growing food demand, Africa is home to two-thirds of the world's unexploited arable land. "

" 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? "

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

" I really don't have heroes in business; I never looked up at business people. "

Mo Ibrahim

Never

People

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

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

Mo Ibrahim

Kids

People

" For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy. "

" I'm uncomfortable, frankly, with the hype about Africa. We went from one extreme... to, like, Africa now is the best thing after sliced bread. "