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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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" Africa was perceived - it still is to some extent - as a place which is very difficult to do business in. I don't share that view. "

" 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. "

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

" The way forward for Africa is investment. "

" Of course, Nelson Mandela, everybody knows Nelson Mandela. I mean, he's a great gift not only for Africa but for the whole world, actually. But do not expect everybody to be a Nelson Mandela. "

" The leakage of information means you're going to be able to read everybody's e-mail. "

" 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. "

" Most of the money I made has gone back to Africa or is going back to Africa. "

" After the sale of Celtel, I really wanted to give the money back, and I had a number of choices - to go and buy masses of blankets and baby milk or to go into Darfur or Congo. That would have been very nice actually, but it's just like an aspirin: it doesn't deal with the problem. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Africa is progressing but maybe not in the way you think it is. Even if the overall picture looks good, we must all remain vigilant and not get complacent. "

" Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment. "

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

" You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another. "

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

" When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine. "

" There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people. "

" Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem. "

" To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa. "

" I don't even have a small boat. I don't even have a toy boat in my bathtub. I don't have a biplane, I don't have anything. Those things are toys, and I don't need them to be happy. "

" 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. "

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

" Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. They do agriculture. "

" Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure. "

" African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints. "