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" When Captain Moussa Dadis Camara came to power, too many thought he would hold to his promise to stand down, introduce democratic elections and restore the rule of law. "

Mo Ibrahim

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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. "

" I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man. "

" Increasing extremism - across Africa and the world - must be understood in the context of the failure of our leaders properly to manage diversity within their borders. "

" Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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" Many African people are smarter than me - kids who could have been better. I have no claim for genius. "

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" When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine. "

" I'm uncomfortable, frankly, with the hype about Africa. We went from one extreme... to, like, Africa now is the best thing after sliced bread. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I left Sudan when I was 25 or 26 years old. If I had stayed, I would never have ended up being an entrepreneur. You can have the qualities, but if you don't have the environment, you just wither away. It's like a fish: take it out of water, it will not survive. "

" Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its report, 'Now for the Long Term.' "

" Transfer pricing is causing huge problems in Africa. "

" From my father, I learnt kindness and how to talk straight. "

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

" The mobile industry changed Africa. "

" 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. "

" 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. "