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" 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. "
Mo Ibrahim
Treat
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" The African Development Bank is one of the most aggressive advocates of regional integration. "
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" I never had a doubt that I wanted to do engineering. "
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" The Security Council represents the situation from 1945 - you had the Allies who won the war who occupied that. The defeated guys - the Germans and Japan - were out. The occupied countries had no voice. That was fine in '45, but today, Germany rules Europe, frankly. They are driving Europe but have no voice. "
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" Look at the international bodies that came out of U.N. - international, publicly funded bodies that neither you or I know their names, because they are completely outdated and still publicly funded because there are no sunset clauses. "
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" 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. "
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" Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised. "
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" Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment. "
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" Literacy in Tunisia is almost 100%. It's amazing - no country in the region or even in Asia can match Tunisia in education. "
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" When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine. "
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" Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. They do agriculture. "
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" I left Sudan when I was 25 or 26 years old. If I had stayed, I would never have ended up being an entrepreneur. You can have the qualities, but if you don't have the environment, you just wither away. It's like a fish: take it out of water, it will not survive. "
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