133 Quotes by Mo Ibrahim

A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the investment needed to drive development.

Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem.

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

Mobile phones play a really wonderful role in enabling civil society. As well as empowering people economically and socially, they are a wonderful political tool.

Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society.

Mobile communications had been around for a long time, but always as a limited market, constrained by the radio spectrum.

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.

Multinationals don't pay taxes in Africa - we all know that.

Positive market incentives operating in the public interest are too few and far between, and are also up against a seemingly never-ending expansion of perverse incentives and lobbying.