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Mo Ibrahim
Mo Ibrahim
Sudanese Businessman
Born: May 3, 1946
Africa Business Money People Society You
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Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy. Mo Ibrahim
Democracy Intimidation Place Harassment Violence
Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen. Mo Ibrahim
Politician Every Corrupt Behind Businessmen
I think we need to look at ourselves first. We should practice what we're preaching. Otherwise, we are hypocrites. Mo Ibrahim
First Practice Preaching Think Otherwise Ourselves Hypocrites Look Should Need
When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine. Mo Ibrahim
You People Genocide Think AIDS Disasters Africa Famine Ask
Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised. Mo Ibrahim
Hope Challenge Hopeless Other Ensure More Potential Continent Than Any Maybe Africa Being Far Full
Literacy in Tunisia is almost 100%. It's amazing - no country in the region or even in Asia can match Tunisia in education. Mo Ibrahim
Education Amazing Country No Country Almost Match Literacy Tunisia Region Asia Even
I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen. Mo Ibrahim
Politics Citizen Politician Am Just
Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society. Mo Ibrahim
Law Important Society Rule Rule Of Law Civil Civil Society Most Any The Most Important Element
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. Mo Ibrahim
You People Money Internet Weak Visit ATM Retail Go Very Branch Get Bank Africa Banking Use Village
I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office. Mo Ibrahim
You Speak Free Unspeakable Office Need
People never confess to failure. They should. Mo Ibrahim
Failure People Never Confess Should
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. Mo Ibrahim
Rest Country Experiment Too State Our Has-Been Citizenry Religions Able Diverse Construct Could Prosperous Reaching Sahara Continent Were Been Cultures Africa Across Congo Sudan Peaceful Multitude Largest
We measure everything - why not governance? Mo Ibrahim
Everything Governance Measure Why Why Not
I don't subscribe to the narrative that Africa is backward because of colonialism. Mo Ibrahim
Colonialism Subscribe Backward Because Narrative Africa
I think the Cold War was worse for Africa than colonialism. Mo Ibrahim
War Colonialism Think Cold Cold War Worse Than Africa
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. Mo Ibrahim
You Water Entrepreneur Old Will Out Would Stayed Take Never Had Environment Like Qualities Wither Fish Years Left Up Survive Ended Just Being Sudan Away
Roads are not practical in Africa. Mo Ibrahim
Roads Practical Africa
I ended up being a businessman unwittingly. I wanted to be an academic; I wanted to be like Einstein. Mo Ibrahim
Like Academic Up Ended Being Wanted Einstein Businessman
It was a no-brainer that the cellular route would be a great success in Africa. Mo Ibrahim
Success Great Would Would-Be No-Brainer Great Success Cellular Africa Route
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. Mo Ibrahim
Business People Think Parachute Fail Undeserved Up Prizes Get Rewarded Golden Screwing Should Business People Companies Many Even
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. Mo Ibrahim
Political Drive Case More Economic Investment Development Likely Narrative Provide Branded Than Africa Little Social Basket Needed
The fight against Ebola cannot undermine the fight against poverty. Mo Ibrahim
Fight Poverty Undermine Cannot Against
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. Mo Ibrahim
Be Happy Happy Bathtub Those Small Toy Toys Anything Them Boat Even Things Need
The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings. Mo Ibrahim
Business People Problem School Sense Harvard Drowned Because Times Times People Get Models Suspend Common Common Sense Teachings Business School Many
I really don't have heroes in business; I never looked up at business people. Mo Ibrahim
Business People Heroes Never Looked Up Really Business People
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. Mo Ibrahim
Great World Gift Everybody Great Gift Nelson Nelson Mandela Only He Knows Course Expect Mandela Africa Mean Whole Actually
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