Factions Quote by George Ayittey

Africa, being the major target of colonial plunder, therefore becomes a major source of conflict.

— Gerald Horne

War in Africa is hardly a new phenomenon, nor are voices telling its stories of terror and triumph. Yet some of the continent's most…

— Uzodinma Iweala

All through the ages the African people have made efforts to deliver themselves from oppressive forces.

— Wangari Maathai

You cannot even begin to understand contemporary African politics if you have not read this fascinating book

— Bob Geldof

Or maybe it's time to broaden out some of the African civil wars?

— Marie Phillips

The strange thing about Africa is how past, present and future come together in a kind of rough jazz, if you like.

— Ben Okri

For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests…

— Wangari Maathai

Like other conflict-affected regions, Africa continues to see religious, ethnic, and politically motivated conflicts. Extremist violence is now entrenched in several parts of the…

— Tedros Adhanom

Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much later than…

— John Prendergast

The history of political movements in the African diaspora is that the solution to the problem is never in the hands of people who…

— Kerry James Marshall

So often, literature about African people is conflated with literature about African politics, as if the state were somehow of greater import or interest…

— Taiye Selasi

Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups.

— George Ayittey