Having travelled to some 20 African countries, I find…

“And there’s one other matter I must raise. The epidemic of domestic sexual violence that lacerates the soul of South Africa is mirrored in…

— Stephen Lewis

Zimbabwe has far fewer tourists than South Africa or Kenya, and there's less crime as well.

— Nicholas Kristof

African countries lose billions every year because of tax dodging by big corporations and wealthy individuals. They lose billions more from overly generous tax…

— Winnie Byanyima

The problem is not unique; the challenge is not unique to South Africa. Other African countries have faced it. But in our case, we…

— Thabo Mbeki

Africa does not have an uncle abroad who will come to bail it out of its political and economic woes. It is important that…

— Bernard Membe

Majority of the African countries are now enjoying stable governance. Before you talk about economic growth, political stability is key.

— Goodluck Jonathan

It's not often that Rwanda's record on women's rights surpasses Britain's. But, shamefully, when it comes to the gender pay gap, the U.K. has…

— Cathy Newman

In Africa, you only have an independent media in only eight African countries, so there is very little transparency. The best gift that rich…

— George W. Bush

I'm trying to tell you that there's a new wave on the continent. A new wave of openness and democratization in which, since 2000,…

— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

“Nonetheless, the homicide rate in the United States, Europe, China and Japan is less than 2 per 100,000 people, whereas in most African countries…

— Nicholas Wade

A number of African countries came to us and said, we request that South Africa should not field a candidate, because so many other…

— Thabo Mbeki

There is no intrinsic reason African countries should be importing, rather than exporting, basic staples like rice or higher value products like frozen chicken,…

— Arancha Gonzalez

“Because it is located so far south, and the coastal plain quickly rises into high land, South Africa is one of the very few…

— Tim Marshall

“Ebola has spread to five West African countries and infected 5,864 people, of which 2,811 have died, according to the World Health Organization’s Sept. 22 report.”

— Anonymous

In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.

— Omar Bongo