Family name Quote by George Packer

It's hard to get ivory in Africa, but in Alabama the Tuscaloosa

— Groucho Marx

I prefer people to see me as an Ivorian and as a patriot.

— Didier Drogba

there are many Africas.

— Beryl Markham

I grew up in Belgium and my best friends in school was one African kid and one from Asia.

— Nikola Vucevic

Ivory is quickly becoming the new blood diamond of Africa and one that fuels militia battles. Some of the most notorious armed groups on…

— Ben Fogle

“The coast of what is now Nigeria became known as "the slave coast," just as the coast of neighboring Ghana to the west was…

— Thomas Sowell

I've always said that even before Cameroon, I belong to Africa.

— Samuel Eto'o

I changed my name when we became aware of the African revolution and the whole question of our African roots.

— Amiri Baraka

My children have to know where they come from and the way of life in Africa.

— Michael Essien

I left Cameroon when I was 13 years old, and I've lived more in Europe than Africa.

— Samuel Eto'o

Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.

— Damian Marley

When we were children, we were told that we have a motherland, and that motherland was Spain. However, we have discovered later, in our…

— Hugo Chavez