In a world of growing food demand, Africa is home to two-thirds of the world's unexploited arable land.

If you are African, the more educated you are, the less chances you have of getting a job.

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.

You fly for hours and hours and hours over Africa to go from one place to another.

The country's future is what you will make it. Make your local representatives in parliament and assembly more answerable. Ask for more transparency in use of public funds.

The people who are making money are the ones who are writing and singing their own songs.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing.

I realized very young that I loved reading and wanted to do something related to books/reading for a living. I didn't think of publishing, really, until I was out of college.