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" You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another. "
Mo Ibrahim
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" Sudan has been an experiment that resonated across Africa: if we, the largest country on the continent, reaching from the Sahara to the Congo, bridging religions, cultures and a multitude of ethnicities, were able to construct a prosperous and peaceful state from our diverse citizenry, so too could the rest of Africa. "
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" Mobile communications had been around for a long time, but always as a limited market, constrained by the radio spectrum. "
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" 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. "
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" For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy. "
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" Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa. "
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" I came to the conclusion that unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything. "
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" Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. "
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" I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office. "
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" Corruption exists everywhere. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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