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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. "

" We need to keep pressure on our own governments to force more and more transparency. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its report, 'Now for the Long Term.' "

" Everywhere in Africa, you see Indian, Chinese, Brazilian businesses. Other than Coca Cola and the oil companies, it is very rare to see American businesses. "

" Africa is underpopulated. We have 20% of the world's landmass and 13% of its population. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Retail banking in Africa is very weak. You can't go to a village and get money from an ATM or visit a branch of the bank. So people have to use the Internet. "

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

" From my father, I learnt kindness and how to talk straight. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" More people smile at me now I'm richer. "

" We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime. "

" Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery. "

" Societies are not sustainable without institutions. "

" 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. "

" The brain drain from Africa has been reversed. "

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

" A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the investment needed to drive development. "