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" If we cannot accurately measure poverty, we surely cannot accurately measure our efforts to tackle it. "

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" Cape Verde produces good people. "

" I think the Cold War was worse for Africa than colonialism. "

" Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society. "

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

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

" The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Africa offers the highest return on investment in the world. "

" Not any amount of aid is going to move Africa forward. "

" 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? "

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

" 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. "

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

" Business people get many undeserved prizes - golden parachutes and bonuses even when companies fail. I don't think people should get rewarded for screwing up. "

" I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" People never confess to failure. They should. "

" I came to the conclusion that unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything. "

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

" The way forward for Africa is investment. "

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

" It was a no-brainer that the cellular route would be a great success in Africa. "

" Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a wonderful political tool. "

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