Africa Quote by Mo Ibrahim Download Open image “I don't subscribe to the narrative that Africa is backward because of colonialism.” — Mo Ibrahim ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Africa Backward Because Colonialism Narrative Subscribe
“This unfortunate position of the African Continent and its peoples appears to be the result of misrepresentation upon which the structure of race prejudice… — George G.M. James Copy Share Image
Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism . Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the… — Kwame Nkrumah Copy Share Image
Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that makind enjoyed... — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Copy Share Image
Africa is trying to find its way back to a sense of itself, when much of that was lost through colonization. — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I'm not a prophet I can only use historical reality to come to a view of the future, and my view is that Africa… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
Colonialism has a bad reputation in the modern context, but Colonial Africa was a far better place for both black and white before the… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Is a civilization naturally backward because it is different? Outside of cannibalism, which can be matched in this country, at least, by lynching, there is no vice and no degradation in native African customs which can begin to touch the horrors thrust upon them by white masters. Drunkenness, terrible diseases, immorality, all these things have been gifts of European civilization. — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share
African narratives in the West, they proliferate. I really don't care anymore. I'm more interested in the stories we tell about ourselves - how,… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
“In light of recent events—genocide in East Africa, the collapse of democracy throughout the continent, the isolation of Cuba, the overthrow of progressive movements… — Aimé Césaire Copy Share Image
Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum. — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
There was no way I was going to write about Africa and not include the triumphant continuity of life that had also been part… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Africa is progressing but maybe not in the way you think it is. Even if the overall picture looks good, we must all remain… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
There's no point in trying to hoard money after life, so better really to share with people. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
If we cannot accurately measure poverty, we surely cannot accurately measure our efforts to tackle it. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
Business is global. Countries need to react to that; taxes need to be paid where profit arises. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
I'm in 'Madagascar 2.' I'm Testy the Lion. The franchise moves to Africa, and Bernie Mac is also in the film. I loved working… — Tom Lister, Jr Copy Share Image
I've never been invited to do an exhibition or do a talk in England, except once, about 10 years ago. I've given talks all… — Brian Wildsmith Copy Share Image
I represent my country, but I also represent the continent of Africa when I play in Europe. That's why it's important to try to… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to kill me. — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
My mother is a huge fan of my work. I told her about 'Coraline' long before the film was made, and she got the… — Henry Selick Copy Share Image
“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
“All roads lead to Johannesburg. If you are white or if you are black they lead to Johannesburg. If the crops fail, there is… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
Malaria is a disease that kills one to three million people a year. 300 to 500 million cases are reported. It's estimated that Africa… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
