Libya stood as a source of stability in volatile northern Africa in 2011. The administration turned it into a failed state that exposed southern Europe to refugees and terrorist elements, all of which Gadhafi had warned about.
Pete Hoekstra
AfricaRefugeesEuropeStability
I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.
Amy Adams
BeautifulThoughtAfricaOutWould
Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned.
Marcus Garvey
KingLookWillAfricaCrowned
I didn't do very well when I was at school, so my dad gave me the opportunity to travel in Africa. I drove from London to Nairobi. It was incredible.
Sean Pertwee
OpportunityTravelSchoolMeAfrica
When I was a teenager, I never knew anything about art. I think in South Africa at that stage, no one was really exposed to it. There were no museums that had great artists in them.
St. Lucia
GreatArtThinkAfricaNeverStage
To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologise unreservedly.
James D. Watson
WordsI CanAfricaGeneticallyOnly
Egypt was - as it is now - a confluence of cultures, as a result of being a crossroads geographically between Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Ridley Scott
ResultNowEgyptAfricaCultures
God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace.
Trevor Huddleston
GodPeacePeopleAfricaBlessHer
I'm involved with health care/medical supply delivery to Africa and started a non-profit organization to bring supplies to Congo.
Kathleen Rubins
HealthOrganizationAfricaBring
In 1963, the U.N. Security Council declared a voluntary arms embargo on South Africa. That was extended to a mandatory embargo in 1977. And that was followed by economic sanctions and other measures - sometimes officials, countries, cities, towns - some organized by popular movements.
Noam Chomsky
SecuritySometimesAfricaOrganized
My heart is in South Africa, through my mum. My mum being from here, me spending a lot of time here as well, I feel most connected to this part of the world.
Roger Federer
HeartTimeMeWorldFeelAfrica
Across Africa there is what I call a colonialist mentality or orthodoxy. Orthodoxy in the sense that a lot of things have gone wrong in Africa in the post-colonial period. And time and time again, any time something went wrong, the leadership claims that it was never their fault.
George Ayittey
LeadershipTimeWrongAfricaNever
What the military will say to a reporter and what is said behind closed doors are two very different things - especially when it comes to the U.S. military in Africa.
Nick Turse
DoorsSaidSayWillAfricaMilitary
The focus is on the Middle East, so there are a lot of eyes on the battlefield. But there are other things that are happening around the world, in Northern Africa, things happen in the Southern Hemisphere and in Central and South America.
Rodney Frelinghuysen
EyesFocusWorldAmericaAfrica
In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
FamilyAfricaIndividualCollective
Africa's agricultural sector has enormous scope for development, which would benefit both the continent's economy and its people.
Richard Attias
PeopleAfricaDevelopmentEconomy
The first breath of air of Africa - it felt like you were in another continent - you were, you were - and it was different.
Romeo Dallaire
YouAfricaFirstAirBreathLike
I want to go back to the Pantanal in Brazil. I've never been to sub-Saharan Africa. I'd like to take my Caravan over there and do a flying safari. I've never flown to Alaska.
Harrison Ford
FlyingBackGoWantAfricaNever
I always love going on a safari drive whenever I visit Ulusaba Private Game Reserve in South Africa. I've been fortunate to see so many incredible animals over the years, and each time, it's completely different. Following Ulusaba's pack of wild dogs is my highlight.
Richard Branson
LoveTimeDriveGameAfricaWild
Africa, and Zambia in particular, drifted away from the West for a long time, and we have to reconcile.
Michael Sata
TimeLongLong TimeAfricaWest
If I hadn't left South Africa, I felt I was at risk of being pigeonholed. I looked around and saw actors who, 10 to 15 years into their careers, were still playing stereotypical Afrikaans characters, stereotyped Indian characters. That was not something that I wanted for myself.
Adhir Kalyan
MyselfAfricaRiskYearsSomething
I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level.
Muammar al-Gaddafi
LeaderI AmKingMeKingsAfrica
When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine.
Mo Ibrahim
PeopleThinkYouAfricaAskAIDS
I feel no bond with South Africa, which is curious, since South Africa is where I was born.
Daniel Hope
CuriousBondFeelBornAfricaWhere
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