133 Quotes by Mo Ibrahim

The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings.

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

Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen.

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.

United States has always been very close to Africa and it's very sad now to see that Africa has a lot more friends - a lot more engagements with the Chinese, with the Indians, with the Brazilians as the United States retreats. Actually, Africa is a wonderful place to do business and American business is missing a big opportunity by really overlooking Africa.

Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?'

People never confess to failure. They should.

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

The way forward for Africa is investment.