Mo Ibrahim Quotes

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Mo Ibrahim

Profession : Businessman

Birth : May 3, 1946

More people smile at me now I'm richer.

Mo Ibrahim

Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa.

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There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it.

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Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised.

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I think we need to look at ourselves first. We should practice what we're preaching. Otherwise, we are hypocrites.

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Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy.

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The brain drain from Africa has been reversed.

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All we hear about Africa in the West is Darfur, Zimbabwe, Congo, Somalia, as if that is all there is.

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What do you do if you're an executive who resigns? You declare yourself a consultant.

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We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime.

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When Captain Moussa Dadis Camara came to power, too many thought he would hold to his promise to stand down, introduce democratic elections and restore the rule of law.

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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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Mexico established a unique three-part governing system shared by the government, the information commission and civil society organisations.

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Africa's success stories are delivering the whole range of the public goods and services that citizens have a right to expect and are forging a path that we hope more will follow.

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If Sudan starts to crumble, the shock waves will spread.

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Retail banking in Africa is very weak. You can't go to a village and get money from an ATM or visit a branch of the bank. So people have to use the Internet.

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Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.

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While the Marshall Plan was important for Europe's recovery, Europe's prosperity was really built on economic integration and policy coherence.

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Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise.

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Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right.

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