I always hope for the better for the continent and what I know comes from Africa. Living in the West we feel… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Whoever says that sanctions will only deteriorate the situations of blacks in South Africa does not know the criminal, murderous character of… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
We all have that capacity to lose our humanity when circumstances force us to do so. It's not specific to people who… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
Through my years of working on war and peace in Africa, I have learned that there are solutions to some of the… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
The jambalaya of the American South owes a lot to the cuisines of the islands and western Africa, and it's my favorite… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
“Contrary to various economic theories of imperialism, Africa was not a major outlet for European investment or exports.” — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The West exploited Africa and now it wants to save it. We have been living with this hypocrisy for too long. Africa… — Joseph Kabila Copy Share Image
“Because it is a systematic negation of the other person and a furious determination to deny the other person all attributes of… — Frantz Fanon Copy Share Image
I feel that no one should be ashamed or have fear or doubt within themselves when they speak about the roots or… — Burning Spear Copy Share Image
Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much… — John Prendergast Copy Share Image
“Have you a room that you could let?" "Yes, I have a room that I could let, but I do not want… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
“I climbed over the machine gun and into the Casspir. Clearing my throat respectfully, I mentioned these minor points to Brand, wondering… — Jim Hooper Copy Share Image
Ethiopia is a major contributor to peace and security in Africa, the U.S.'s ally in the fight against violent extremists, and has… — Tom Malinowski Copy Share Image
Technology is the perfect refuge for African capability stifled elsewhere by badly run governments and years of misplaced foreign aid. Ubiquitous connectivity… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Too often we learn everything about how an African dies, but nothing about how he lives. But they learn and live and… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I have a dream that Africa should have one bloc - north to south - we could trade freely, people can move… — Mohammed Dewji Copy Share Image
“The sea divides Africa from Europe. Yet the people who live in those lands, need not be divided. I’ve lived in both… — Rehan Khan Copy Share Image
Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly. — Ama Ata Aidoo Copy Share Image
Just going to Africa is amazing; it all comes back to the motherland. It's pretty much where everything started. — Amar'e Stoudemire Copy Share Image
The more I learned about religion in Africa, the more intrigued I became. It was as if the continent was gripped with… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
In May 1961, South Africa was to be declared a Nationalist Republic. There was a white referendum, but no African was consulted. — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
It's weird with stand-up comedy. It doesn't really translate worldwide. I want to figure out how do I make it worldwide. Do… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
We haven't got those dreams: 'I wish to become doctor or a lawyer.' Black people in South Africa have been barred in… — John Kani Copy Share Image
The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Even a small village in the middle of Africa with a 3D printer will have access to any good it can download.… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
The stone throwing and house burning is no longer a face of Kenya . Kenya is now a destination for investment and tourism. — Raila Odinga Copy Share Image
Perhaps sooner than we think, African innovations will help the rest of the world create lasting social and economic value. — Frans van Houten Copy Share Image
I was born in a place humans call central Africa, in a dense rain forest so beautiful, no crayons could ever do… — Katherine Applegate Copy Share Image
Retail banking in Africa is very weak. You can't go to a village and get money from an ATM or visit a… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
There's so much beauty in Africa, but it's not endless. We have to prevent these crimes and these awful, awful killings. I… — Veronika Varekova Copy Share Image
Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about Africans who are poor, rural and female — Nicholas D. Kristof Copy Share Image
[According to the rigid dogma] we have to believe the United States would have so-called liberated Iraq even if its main products… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I could never have gone to Africa another way and had the same experience. It was my job and my joy at… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a great adventure. I'm as excited as a kid to be given tickets to fly suddenly to England, South Africa,… — Shekhar Kapur Copy Share Image
“Only with the greatest of simplifications, for the sake of convenience, can we say Africa. In reality, except as a geographical term,… — Ryszard Kapusciński Copy Share Image
I always dreamed when I was a little girl interested in animals that I would go live in Africa. Then I found… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
“To those who are struggling. To talk about a struggle, you're likely to forget about it. To be shown a struggle, you're… — Valerie Owens Copy Share Image
If you start to see more successful businesses that are playing on a global level, the story of Africa will begin to… — Tara Fela-Durotoye Copy Share Image
In Africa, kids don't look at black athletes and say, 'They're different from us.' They look at them and say, 'That can… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image