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

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" If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa. "

" The state and its elites must be subject, in theory and in practice, to the same laws that its poorest citizens are. "

" If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as real citizens rather than as subjects. "

" I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Experience counts in government even more than in business. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa. "

" Africa is underpopulated. We have 20% of the world's landmass and 13% of its population. "

" 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?' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Roads are not practical in Africa. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 way forward for Africa is investment. "