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

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" 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. "

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

" If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa. "

" 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? "

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

" The fight against Ebola cannot undermine the fight against poverty. "

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

" Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right. "

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" Africa is progressing but maybe not in the way you think it is. Even if the overall picture looks good, we must all remain vigilant and not get complacent. "

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

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

" What we need in Africa is balanced development. Economic success cannot be a replacement for human rights or participation or democracy... it doesn't work. "

" Corruption exists everywhere. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the investment needed to drive development. "

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