Mo Ibrahim Quotes

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Mo Ibrahim

Profession : Businessman

Birth : May 3, 1946

When you ask people what they think of Africa, they think of AIDS, genocide, disasters, famine.

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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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In the final analysis, finding a way to do clean business and not to pay bribes actually improves your bottom line.

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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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Cape Verde produces good people.

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Africa was perceived - it still is to some extent - as a place which is very difficult to do business in. I don't share that view.

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Africa has 53 countries. And you find that three or four countries in these 53 are dominating the news.

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African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints.

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I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man.

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The way forward for Africa is investment.

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Young people are better educated. They grew up in a society which is well connected, well informed. They are able to communicate to one another, to know what is happening.

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The African Development Bank is one of the most aggressive advocates of regional integration.

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Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.

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The leakage of information means you're going to be able to read everybody's e-mail.

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We need to keep pressure on our own governments to force more and more transparency.

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We measure everything - why not governance?

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If economic progress is not translated into better quality of life and respect for citizens' rights, we will witness more Tahrir Squares in Africa.

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Africa is underpopulated. We have 20% of the world's landmass and 13% of its population.

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