133 Quotes by Mo Ibrahim

The brain drain from Africa has been reversed.

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.

Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored.

Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy.

It is very difficult for any dictator or any incumbent to falsify the results of an election and just get away with it.

For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy.

It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do.

The Nobel Prize is worth $1.5 million, but that's not the issue. Do the distinguished scientists who win the Nobel Prize need the money? Probably not. The honor is more important the money, and that's the case with the prize for African leadership as well.

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