- Businessman | May 3, 1946 -
Increasing extremism - across Africa and the world - must be understood in the context of the failure of our leaders properly to manage diversity within their borders.
Mo Ibrahim
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The fight against Ebola cannot undermine the fight against poverty.
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Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery.
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Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.
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Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity.
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Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable.
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I don't even have a small boat. I don't even have a toy boat in my bathtub. I don't have a biplane, I don't have anything. Those things are toys, and I don't need them to be happy.
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The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings.
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I really don't have heroes in business; I never looked up at business people.
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Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen.
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Of course, Nelson Mandela, everybody knows Nelson Mandela. I mean, he's a great gift not only for Africa but for the whole world, actually. But do not expect everybody to be a Nelson Mandela.
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Botswana had three successive good presidents who served their legal terms, who did well for their countries - three, not one.
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