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" 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. "

Mo Ibrahim

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem. "

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

" Retail banking in Africa is very weak. You can't go to a village and get money from an ATM or visit a branch of the bank. So people have to use the Internet. "

" 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? "

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

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People

" Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery. "

" The brain drain from Africa has been reversed. "

" 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. "

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

" The U.S. has been a great friend all these years, but as soon as Africa found itself starting to move up, the U.S. is really disengaging. "

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