Gone Quote by Raila Odinga

“It would be strange to live in a country where people were silent, passing one another in the street wordlessly, as if frightened of…

— Alexander McCall Smith

If you are not around when Africa truly gets going, it would be much like the sceptics who stood on the sidelines in the…

— Yemi Osinbajo

In Africa, there is much confusion.... Before, there was no radio, or other forms of communication.... Now, in Africa ... the government talks, people…

— Youssou N'Dour

I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African…

— Nelson Mandela

The popularity of leaders like Mandela was an invitation to counter-attack by the government. Mandela was banned from speaking, from attending gatherings, from leaving…

— Oliver Tambo

You found during apartheid a strange occurrence from the white folks themselves. There were those who did make a choice to speak out and…

— John Kani

... some of my people could have been left [in Africa] and are living there. And I can't understand them and they don't know…

— Fannie Lou Hamer

It is my view that it is a big embarrassment for Africa . It is hypocritical for African leaders to talk about democracy and…

— Raila Odinga

Africa, and Zambia in particular, drifted away from the West for a long time, and we have to reconcile.

— Michael Sata

Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery.

— Mo Ibrahim

Theatre has had a very important role in changing South Africa. There was a time when all other channels of expression were closed that…

— John Kani

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the…

— Desmond Tutu