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

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" Societies are not sustainable without institutions. "

" 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. "

" People never confess to failure. They should. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity. "

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

" 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. "

" Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.' "

" If you are African, the more educated you are, the less chances you have of getting a job. "

" I came to the conclusion that unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything. "

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

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

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

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

" The mobile industry changed Africa. "

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

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

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

" The African Development Bank is one of the most aggressive advocates of regional integration. "

" If Sudan starts to crumble, the shock waves will spread. "

" Now is the time for Afro-realism: for sound policies based on honest data, aimed at delivering results. "

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

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

" I am a Nubian. "

" 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. "