4th of july Quote by Nelson Mandela

“Africans must change their mind and actions. The keys to building your continent depends on your will-power, persistent effort and action towards self liberation.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.

— Barack Obama

Africa for Africans

— Asavela I Plaatjie

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

Maybe I'm overly pessimistic, but most of Africa is a continent without much hope for its people... What [Africa] needs, the West cannot give.…

— Walter E. Williams

Africans are taught to be beggars and not to be independent.

— James Shikwati

For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests…

— Wangari Maathai

We all want a United Africa, United not only in our concept of what unity connotes, but united in our common desire to move…

— Kwame Nkrumah

Nobody can come and develop Africa on behalf of Africans.

— Mo Ibrahim

Africans need to be kicked, that's the only thing they understand.

— V. S. Naipaul

We have two choices: One is to continue to see a poor, ill, crying Africa, carrying guns, that depends on other people forever, or…

— Zeresenay Alemseged

Africans should be talking and ask questions, like why does America and Russia have the right to veto votes? These countries talk about democracy…

— Femi Kuti