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" The Security Council represents the situation from 1945 - you had the Allies who won the war who occupied that. The defeated guys - the Germans and Japan - were out. The occupied countries had no voice. That was fine in '45, but today, Germany rules Europe, frankly. They are driving Europe but have no voice. "

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" 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. "

Mo Ibrahim

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Real

Democracy

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

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

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

" The brain drain from Africa has been reversed. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries. "

" In a world of growing food demand, Africa is home to two-thirds of the world's unexploited arable land. "

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

" We measure everything - why not governance? "

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

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

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

" The mobile industry changed Africa. "

" Africa's success stories are delivering the whole range of the public goods and services that citizens have a right to expect and are forging a path that we hope more will follow. "

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

Mo Ibrahim

Richer

Smile

" 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. "

" I come from a typical family. "

" What is a government supposed to do for its people? To improve the standard of living, to help them get jobs, get kids to schools, and have access to medicine and hospitals. Government may not directly provide these public goods and services, but government must be accountable for whether or not they are delivered to citizens. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen. "

Mo Ibrahim

Citizen

Politics

" Most of the money I made has gone back to Africa or is going back to Africa. "

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

" Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable. "