Africa Quote by Mo Ibrahim Download Open image “I think the Cold War was worse for Africa than colonialism.” — Mo Ibrahim ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Africa Cold Cold war Colonialism I think Than Think War Worse
The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and Africa seemed powerless to do anything to stop it. — Ryszard Kapuscinski 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
The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed. — Ryszard Kapuscinski 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
Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that makind enjoyed... — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Copy Share Image
A lot of people say colonialism was 'evil' or whatever, but what have they really done with Africa since we gave it back to… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty. — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
And so I'm saying that, yes, colonialism was terrible, and I describe it as a legacy of wars, but we ought to be moving… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel… — John Keegan Copy Share Image
“European colonialism was like an aggressive virus, striving on the weak African immune system. Africans must unite or perish!!!” — Thabiso Monkoe Copy Share Image
The thing that was bad about colonialism, and the thing which is residually bad in some of our aid programs, is that it involved… — Paul Romer 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 don't subscribe to the narrative that Africa is backward because of colonialism. — 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
