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Corruption exists everywhere.
I come from a typical family.
Cape Verde produces good people.
Roads are not practical in Africa.
The mobile industry changed Africa.
I'm an engineer. I'm a techie, really.
More people smile at me now I'm richer.
The way forward for Africa is investment.
We measure everything - why not governance?
We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime.
People never confess to failure. They should.
The brain drain from Africa has been reversed.
Societies are not sustainable without institutions.
I never had a doubt that I wanted to do engineering.
Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries.
Transfer pricing is causing huge problems in Africa.
Not any amount of aid is going to move Africa forward.
If Sudan starts to crumble, the shock waves will spread.
Nobody can come and develop Africa on behalf of Africans.
I think the Cold War was worse for Africa than colonialism.
Experience counts in government even more than in business.
From my father, I learnt kindness and how to talk straight.
Africa offers the highest return on investment in the world.
Governance is everything. Without governance we have nothing
Multinationals don't pay taxes in Africa - we all know that.
Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen.
Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.
I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen.
The fight against Ebola cannot undermine the fight against poverty.
You get over your first love by falling in love with something new.
Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy.
African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints.
Challenging vested interests requires a government's full commitment.
Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure.
Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.
I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office.
I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man.
Before any investor goes into any country, he is looking for the exit door.
I really don't have heroes in business; I never looked up at business people.
There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it.
It was a no-brainer that the cellular route would be a great success in Africa.
You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another.
I don't subscribe to the narrative that Africa is backward because of colonialism.
Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise.
Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society.
Africa is rich, and why are we poor then if our continent is rich. It is not right.
We need to keep pressure on our own governments to force more and more transparency.
Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?'
What do you do if you're an executive who resigns? You declare yourself a consultant.
Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored.