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" Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society. "

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

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" Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying. "

" 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. "

" Sudan has been an experiment that resonated across Africa: if we, the largest country on the continent, reaching from the Sahara to the Congo, bridging religions, cultures and a multitude of ethnicities, were able to construct a prosperous and peaceful state from our diverse citizenry, so too could the rest of Africa. "

" 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. "

" It is very difficult for any dictator or any incumbent to falsify the results of an election and just get away with it. "

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

" Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable. "

" 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? "

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

" Cape Verde produces good people. "

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

" If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa. "

" 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. "

" Societies are not sustainable without institutions. "