Access Quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Africa is not fulfilling people's hopes and aspirations. African leaders have not had an agenda that included governing Africa so that people would find…

— Ama Ata Aidoo

I think Africa is slowly learning - and painfully - that importance of insisting on responsible leadership. It will come eventually, and we may…

— Chinua Achebe

Maybe I'm overly pessimistic, but most of Africa is a continent without much hope for its people... What [Africa] needs, the West cannot give.…

— Walter E. Williams

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

I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is…

— Stephen Lewis

So, is there hope for a truly democratic Africa? Long answer: Only if continent-wide improvements in education, human rights and public health are coupled…

— Jon Stewart

There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world we have…

— Nelson Mandela

Africa's vibrancy and entrepreneurial spirit is un-matched. There's huge potential here to grow business, create jobs, and to improve living standards.

— Paul Polman

The philosophy of Africanism holds out the hope of a genuine democracy beyond the stormy sea of struggle

— Robert Sobukwe

We have two choices: One is to continue to see a poor, ill, crying Africa, carrying guns, that depends on other people forever, or…

— Zeresenay Alemseged

Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that…

— Mo Ibrahim