African quotes Quote by Ketty Felix

“African languages one third of all the languages of the world,”

— Thomas Sowell

Africans believe in something that is difficult to render in English. We call it ubuntu, botho. It means the essence of being human. You…

— Desmond Tutu

“To be an African is not a choice, it is a condition… To be an African is not through lack of being integrated in…

— Breyten Breytenbach

“With a touch of exaggeration, we can say that in Africa—in the beginning is not the Word, but the chameleon.”

— Eva Žilková

“I think Africans are very much like white people back home, in that they think they are the center of the universe and that…

— Alice Walker

In South Africa, we speak English and sometimes Afrikaans, sometimes Zulu, sometimes Xhosa.

— Watkin Tudor Jones

People just think Africa is this one thing. So if you're from Nigeria, then you're the same as somebody from Kenya; not realizing that…

— Uzodinma Iweala

Africa for Africans

— Asavela I Plaatjie

there are many Africas.

— Beryl Markham

You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner,…

— Lewis Tappan

You cannot sing African music in proper English

— Fela Kuti

It was a revelation for me, in a practical sense, that you could write in an African language and still reach an audience beyond…

— Ngugi wa Thiong'o