1,044 Quotes About Africa
- Author Dambisa Moyo
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Many Africans succumb to the idea that they can't do things because of what society says. Images of Africa are negative - war, corruption, poverty. We need to be proud of our culture.
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- Author Damian Marley
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By the time Africa is developed, it will be the wonderland of the world, 'cause it will be able to make use of all the mistakes of other nations. But it nah go just drop out of the sky. So we have to put in work.
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- Author David Mulovhedzi
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People will see the real South Africa onstage. We will be singing gospel music and praising God in our way.
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- Author Dinaw Mengestu
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When I began 'All Our Names,' I did so wanting to create parallel narratives between Africa in the nineteen-seventies and America during that same period.
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- Author Dikembe Mutombo
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Africa needs more funding to continue to fight all of those diseases. We are losing more than 1.3 million young children under the age of five every year because of malaria. We've already lost 25 million people to the pandemic of HIV-AIDS. More people are dying now from typhoid fever. Diabetes is on the rise.
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- Author Emmanuel Mwamba
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Beginning May 2, 2006, Dr Chiluba will visit the doctors twice a week for review. At the end of the two weeks, we hope that the doctors would give him a longer review period. Otherwise, Dr Chiluba has remained in South Africa because the review days are close.
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- Author Fernando Meirelles
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This plot in this film is based on this particular case in Nigeria -- but it's very usual to test drugs in Africa because it's less expensive for big companies, ... City of God.
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- Author Fred Mitchell
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It is within that spirit that this meeting has taken place, ... We have over these past hours re-affirmed our commitment to these values. We have reviewed our common histories and shared experiences: The Bahamas accomplishing majority rule in 1967 and South Africa in 1994.
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- Author Gerald Majola
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Cricket South Africa welcomes this tough public stance taken by Cricket Australia in the fight against racism. Our players need to be protected against racism and we hope that these new measures will ensure this in Melbourne and Sydney.
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