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.

What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic.

I don't sing about politics or anything like that. I sing about love. That's what I know about.

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.

Talk radio is an asset to our nation because it encourages strong and healthy debate about public policy, and there is no reason to affect that debate with government legislation.