Community Quote by Jan Egeland

We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too…

— Jan Egeland

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have…

— Jan Egeland

I think now Somalia is turning a corner and we can, with the new political development, build on momentum - really build a peaceful…

— Jan Egeland

Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active…

— Jan Egeland

It takes a lot of weapons to do good works (as Richard the Lionhearted could have told us). And this is not just a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

At Al Jazeera, we are getting our local Somalis, Yemenis and Sudanese, local correspondents from within the society, who understand much better than the…

— Wadah Khanfar

In the current situation, it is very difficult for foreign NGOs to work in Somalia because it is so unstable and dangerous. I really…

— Waris Dirie

We invite all those who have been outside Kenya to come back and join in the rebuilding of our new nation.

— Mwai Kibaki

In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.

— Omar Bongo

I think what gives me hope is I have the sense that the people of Kenya have turned the page. They are keen to…

— Kofi Annan

What we want the folks in Ethiopia to know is that we are behind them in the democratic process. We know it is not…

— Jack Kingston

“I didn't like the endless gossiping or the constant complaints that they were victims of external factors. Somalis never said "Sorry" or "I made…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali