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

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

" Nobody can come and develop Africa on behalf of Africans. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Roads are not practical in Africa. "

" 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. "

" Mexico established a unique three-part governing system shared by the government, the information commission and civil society organisations. "

" 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. "

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

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

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" 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. "

" The mobile industry changed Africa. "

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

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

" Celtel established a mobile phone network in Africa at a time when investors told me that there was no market for mobile phones there. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable. "

" We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime. "

" 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. "