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" 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. "

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" I ended up being a businessman unwittingly. I wanted to be an academic; I wanted to be like Einstein. "

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

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" 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. "

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