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" 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. "

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" The state and its elites must be subject, in theory and in practice, to the same laws that its poorest citizens are. "

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" We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime. "

" Rwanda really did take very strong steps towards development. I mean, this place is unrecognizable. There's a very good management of economy and resources - it's a success story, and that's great. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I think the Cold War was worse for Africa than colonialism. "

" The way forward for Africa is investment. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Remember, 2000 was the year of the dot-com bust. The telecom industry lost about $2 trillion in market capital at that time. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't subscribe to the narrative that Africa is backward because of colonialism. "

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

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

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

" Cape Verde produces good people. "

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

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

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

Mo Ibrahim

Never

People

" Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy. "

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

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" Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy. "

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

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

" Mobile communications had been around for a long time, but always as a limited market, constrained by the radio spectrum. "

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