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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
Roads are not practical in Africa.
Mo Ibrahim
Roads
Practical
Africa
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
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
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
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
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
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
Transfer pricing is causing huge problems in Africa.
Mo Ibrahim
Problems
Pricing
Causing
Huge
Africa
Transfer
Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.'
Mo Ibrahim
Politics
Faith
World
Financial
Become
Deficits
Financial Crises
Crises
Kind
Some
Emerging
Developed
Developed Countries
Countries
Budget
Demands
New
Major
Budget Deficits
Burdened
Frontier
Africa
Social
Aging
Even
Compared
Growing
Widening
Last
In a world of growing food demand, Africa is home to two-thirds of the world's unexploited arable land.
Mo Ibrahim
Food
Home
World
Demand
Africa
Land
Growing
Two-Thirds
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.
Mo Ibrahim
Success
Work
Democracy
Rights
Human Rights
Economic
Development
Participation
Balanced
Replacement
Human
Africa
Cannot
Need
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.
Mo Ibrahim
You
Rare
Other
Everywhere
Indian
See
Very
Than
American
American Businesses
Africa
Brazilian
Oil
Oil Companies
Chinese
Businesses
Companies
Coca-Cola
Not any amount of aid is going to move Africa forward.
Mo Ibrahim
Aid
Any
Going
Move
Africa
Forward
Amount
The mobile industry changed Africa.
Mo Ibrahim
Changed
Industry
Mobile
Africa
Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?'
Mo Ibrahim
People
Aid
Recipient
Our
Everywhere
Say
People Say
Nobody
Feet
Go
Up
Beggar
Going
Africa
Loves
Stand
Stand Up
You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another.
Mo Ibrahim
You
Fly
Over
Hours
Hours And Hours
Another
Go
Africa
Place
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.
Mo Ibrahim
Best
Hype
Sliced
Extreme
Frankly
About
Uncomfortable
Like
Africa
Bread
After
Now
Thing
Nobody can come and develop Africa on behalf of Africans.
Mo Ibrahim
Develop
Nobody
Come
Behalf
Africa
African
To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa.
Mo Ibrahim
Thought
Think
President
President Obama
Frank
Obama
Gives
Africa
Much
How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across West Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram? They have to ask for mercenaries from South Africa? How the mighty has fallen!
Muhammadu Buhari
Good
South Africa
Military
Local
Back
Claim
Out
Record
Good Record
Mercenary
How
Fallen
West
South
Africa
Cannot
Which
Mighty
Ask
Across
Nigeria
I think we should be very worried because, with technology, Boko Haram and other terrorists have become very mobile in all continents, not only in Africa but also in Europe, America, and Asia.
Muhammadu Buhari
Technology
Become
Think
Other
Worried
Only
Also
Because
Terrorists
Continents
Mobile
Very
America
Africa
Asia
Should
Europe
Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
Naomi Klein
Rich
Investors
Because
Africa
Poor
Creditors
I love Africa.
Naomie Harris
Love
Africa
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