Africa Quote by Lailah Gifty Akita

“I am a new generation of Africans. We believe in the future role of that continent. We are convinced it has a destiny and…

— Faith Adiele

“Africa would have been the greatest continent, if it wasn’t for greedy people. Thieves who masquerade themselves as politicians. They all find their moral…

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

“If we want to turn Africa into a new Europe ... then let us leave the destiny of our countries to Europeans. They will…

— Ngugi wa Thiong'o

“Some people talk of Africa being a continent cursed not blessed with minerals, but the real curse is the leaders and politicians of Africa”

— Peter Mutanda

“We Africans will fight, if necessary, and we know that we shall win, as we are confident in the victory of good over evil.”

— Haile Selassie I

I finally understood: In order to contribute to Africa, I would have to know myself better and be clearer about my goals. I would…

— Jacqueline Novogratz

Africans… their tired. They’re tired of being the subject of everybody’s charity and care. We are grateful, but we know that we can take…

— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

“...colonialism in Africa was inevitable since the fittest and most creative person was the one that would be destined to lead.”

— S. A. David

“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

“They speak as if it was some how beneficial to an African to work for them instead for himself and to make sure that…

— Jomo Kenyatta

“Africa had been deliverance for me, a liberating embrace and an opportunity.”

— Paul Theroux

“If the heart of Africa remained elusive, my search for it had brought me closer to understanding myself and other human beings. The ache…

— Maya Angelou