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" The Ibrahim Index is a tool to hold governments to account and frame the debate about how we are governed. "

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

" Look at the international bodies that came out of U.N. - international, publicly funded bodies that neither you or I know their names, because they are completely outdated and still publicly funded because there are no sunset clauses. "

" African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints. "

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

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

" Young people are better educated. They grew up in a society which is well connected, well informed. They are able to communicate to one another, to know what is happening. "

" Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored. "

" We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime. "

" 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?' "

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

" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We measure everything - why not governance? "

" The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings. "

" 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. "

" Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa. "

" The Nobel Prize is worth $1.5 million, but that's not the issue. Do the distinguished scientists who win the Nobel Prize need the money? Probably not. The honor is more important the money, and that's the case with the prize for African leadership as well. "

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

" Botswana had three successive good presidents who served their legal terms, who did well for their countries - three, not one. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Many Africans are used to a life where they get up in the morning and don't know what they're going to do that day. "

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

" Societies are not sustainable without institutions. "