Africa Quote by Thomas P.M. Barnett

United States has always been very close to Africa and it's very sad now to see that Africa has a lot more friends -…

— Mo Ibrahim

They are responsible for starting this relationship and wanting to help Africa. The United States is very well suited for this as they are…

— Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

China surely must be interested in a more stable, non-antagonistic relationship with the African continent precisely because of its own needs. And therefore would…

— Thabo Mbeki

There's a belief that since Africa got a raw deal from the colonial West, then the Chinese must be Africa's best friend. But the…

— George Ayittey

At the same time, African aims to intensify cooperation with China in the fields of trade, investment and agriculture.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

I am sure that it wouldn’t be in the long-term interests of China which would continue to depend on these African resources for a…

— Thabo Mbeki

China-Africa relationship has a long history and is full of vitality. Since the 1950s and 1960s, our common historical experiences have brought China and…

— Li Keqiang

There's another point that I wanted to mention here, particularly the engagement and commitment to Africa. For us Europeans, Africa as a neighboring continent…

— Angela Merkel

We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent.

— Pratibha Patil

China has established friendship with many African countries, and is opening itself up to Africa and providing assistance. It is cooperating with African countries…

— Wen Jiabao

If you think about the last 50 years, Africa's proximity and historical context has absolutely been with Europe and the United States, but their…

— Dambisa Moyo

The U.S. has been a great friend all these years, but as soon as Africa found itself starting to move up, the U.S. is…

— Mo Ibrahim