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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
Botswana had three successive good presidents who served their legal terms, who did well for their countries - three, not one. Mo Ibrahim
Good Legal Three Presidents Had Countries Terms Well Did Successive Who Served
Cape Verde produces good people. Mo Ibrahim
Good People Good People Cape Produces
Africa was perceived - it still is to some extent - as a place which is very difficult to do business in. I don't share that view. Mo Ibrahim
Business Difficult Some Perceived Share Still Very Africa Place Which View Extent
Africa has 53 countries. And you find that three or four countries in these 53 are dominating the news. Mo Ibrahim
News You Three Find Countries Dominating Africa Four
The way forward for Africa is investment. Mo Ibrahim
Way Investment Africa Forward
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
People Communicate Better Young Society Able Know Well Another Well-Informed Educated Up Grew Happening Which Informed Young People Connected
The African Development Bank is one of the most aggressive advocates of regional integration. Mo Ibrahim
Aggressive Development Most Advocate Integration Bank African Regional
Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right. Mo Ibrahim
Rich Our Continent Africa Poor Then Why Right
Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?' Mo Ibrahim
Man Woman People Every Say People Say About Knows Child Who Every Man
Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying. Mo Ibrahim
Positive Few Too Lobbying Market Seemingly Between Never-Ending Also Operating Up Expansion Interest Against Public Far Public Interest Incentives Perverse
The Security Council represents the situation from 1945 - you had the Allies who won the war who occupied that. The defeated guys - the Germans and Japan - were out. The occupied countries had no voice. That was fine in '45, but today, Germany rules Europe, frankly. They are driving Europe but have no voice. Mo Ibrahim
Today War You Situation Rules Frankly Out Security Security Council Fine Guys Voice Allies Council Had Driving Countries Occupied Were Won Germans Germany Represents Japan Who Europe Defeated
Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored. Mo Ibrahim
People Young Too Find Voices Overlooked Often Young People Interests Ignored
It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. Mo Ibrahim
Time People Listening Young Our Telling Instead Always Africa Young People Them Started
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. Mo Ibrahim
Leadership Political Build Become Holding Action Programmes Consolidate Citizens See Results Support Policies Courageous Account Accurate Accurate Information Legitimacy Where Information Decisions Required Engaged Measure Fully Needed
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