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

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

" You get over your first love by falling in love with something new. "

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" There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" What do you do if you're an executive who resigns? You declare yourself a consultant. "

" I never had a doubt that I wanted to do engineering. "

" Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise. "

" Business is global. Countries need to react to that; taxes need to be paid where profit arises. "

" Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?' "

" Literacy in Tunisia is almost 100%. It's amazing - no country in the region or even in Asia can match Tunisia in education. "

" Experience counts in government even more than in business. "

" I am a Nubian. "

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

" Tony Blair is paid $500,000 for one speech, and no one asks how he is going to spend it. "

" 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. "

" People never confess to failure. They should. "

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

" Africa has 53 countries. And you find that three or four countries in these 53 are dominating the news. "

" 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? "

" It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. "

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

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

" Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries. "

" Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society. "

" 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. "

" Multinationals don't pay taxes in Africa - we all know that. "

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

" I'm an engineer. I'm a techie, really. "

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