The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great-grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If Africa is left behind, she is going to continue pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, especially carbon. She's going to continue… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
“much of tropical Africa consists of high plateaus-almost the entire continent is more than 1.000 feet above sea-level and half the continent… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
When I left Africa in 1966 it seemed to me to be a place that was developing, going in a particular direction,… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Hardest of all for Europeans to negotiate are traditional African religions, whose transactions with unseen powers are central to the running of… — Neil MacGregor Copy Share Image
“She raises her hands to the sky and breathes it in, she starts spinning, enjoying the feel and energy of this Africa.… — Renee Topper Copy Share Image
“The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I am actually a resident of three worlds - of America, of India, and of Africa. I live in Uganda most of… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
Nigeria is a difficult place. It is not a country for the faint of heart. On a good day, when our larger… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
All the criticism is ultimately a blessing in disguise. Because now people know about Malawi [due to the child adoption]. And now… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all… — Bono Copy Share Image
Africa does not have an uncle abroad who will come to bail it out of its political and economic woes. It is… — Bernard Membe Copy Share Image
In my own creations, the earliest influence came from the ancient civilisations of Egypt, China, Africa and Persia. In fact, one of… — Mary McFadden Copy Share Image
“He [Stanley] had stated that he longed to do something wonderful for the African tribes along the Congo, and instead, as would… — Tim Jeal Copy Share Image
“Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African.… — idowu koyenikan Copy Share Image
“Every successful mission requires a clear plan. Tonight, Mrs. Sibanda’s mission was to enjoy some gratification. She would not be denied. Her… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
As a small child in England, I had this dream of going to Africa. We didn't have any money and I was… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
“My horizon lightened, I see an old woman. Who is she? Where is she from? Bent over, the ends of her boubou… — Mariama Bâ Copy Share Image
“[I] would argue that native-born blacks are so vastly less "African" than actual Africans that calling ourselves 'African American' is not only… — John McWhorter Copy Share Image
If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is considered in England and the United States that the Government of South Africa is altogether too harsh with its native… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
People just think Africa is this one thing. So if you're from Nigeria, then you're the same as somebody from Kenya; not… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
“To put it in a nutshell- in Africa, your utmost strength is not enough to exhaust all the possibilities of life; in… — Werner Junge Copy Share Image
“I thought I was getting away from politics for a while. But I now realise that the vuvuzela is to these World… — Richard Calland Copy Share Image
What I quickly discovered is that our so-called new South Africa has as much material for a story-teller as the old one.… — Athol Fugard Copy Share Image
I wasn't born Austrian; I wasn't born German. My roots are from Africa, and I do not have any reason for not… — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
I think Africa is slowly learning - and painfully - that importance of insisting on responsible leadership. It will come eventually, and… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
South Africa has been building ties to countries and actors that undermine America's national security and threaten our way of life through… — John E. James Copy Share Image
I played an integral part in helpings formulating that new vision... that we must abandon apartheid and accept one united South Africa… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
Business often does a good job supporting communities: the arts, universities, and scientific enterprises... But that philosophy has rarely reached poor countries.… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
“Africa. That bird came from Africa. But you mustn't cry for that bird, Paulie, because after a while it forgot about how… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
When most people in the West think about Africa, is their first thought about the game reserves and who's chasing gazelles, or… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
It was a book [George Packer written on our presence in Nigeria] that was killed by the response of other people. Which… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
It's not just Ethiopia, but Africa in general - most of the media concentrates on what's not going well. But there is… — Liya Kebede Copy Share Image
“The primitive craving for survival is universal in all things capable of dying. Now imagine if you could isolate the basic element… — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko Copy Share Image
Without evading the grimness of life in much of modern Africa, one can recognize that this continent is not yet sick as… — Dervla Murphy Copy Share Image
“Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and, above all,… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
“America is a young dumb country and it needs all kinds of help. America is a dumb puppy with big teeth that… — Abiodun Oyewole Copy Share Image
“The situation with regard to insulin is particularly clear. In many parts of the world diabetic children still die from lack of… — Charles Herbert Best Copy Share Image
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