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Mugabe's become a disgrace to Africa. And I must say this because I am an African and a lot of us looked up to him back in the 1980s when he was the liberation hero. But he's now turned himself into a murderous despot.
Hardly Africa. Not a stone has a familiar cast; the sky and the earth meet like strangers, and the touch of the sun is as dispassionate as the hand of a man who greets you with his mind on other things. Such is Molo. Its first glance presages the character I later learn - a stern country,
Africa is an extraordinary opportunity at the moment
Africa, have you seen it? No? Then is it truly there?...And the past, did it happen? And the future, will it come? Believe in your own eyes and you'll get into a lot of trouble'".
I believe that international support through critical funds, together with the determination of my compatriots, Malawi can be a model country for meeting global health targets and get on with the business of African-driven global economic growth.
South Africa is a country built on possibility. Possibility lies in making a difference and creating value from a situation - without denying that certain issues exist.
I grew up in Rhodesia on my father's ranch and every year he used to take us on safari in some remote area of the wilderness.
Set it up in Zimbabwe, Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny, And in this judgment there is no partiality. So arm in arms, with arms, we'll fight this little struggle, 'Cause that's the only way we can overcome our little trouble.
Botswana has an incredible future if it can wrestle the HIV scenario to the ground.
Africa, and Zambia in particular, drifted away from the West for a long time, and we have to reconcile.
Botswana is actually very peaceful. It's democratic. It never was in debt. They've been fortunate, they've had diamonds.
South Africa never leaves one indifferent. Its history, its population, its landscapes and cultures - all speak to the visitor, to the student, to the friend of Africa.
Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised.
South Africa, it's like the little asshole of the whole world - it's, like, the bottom. It's, like, in the dark depths of the hallway.
I really fell in love with Africa.
Africa is to be pitied, worshipped or dominated
One cannot resist the lure of Africa.
All I know is that every time I go to Africa, I am shaken to my core.
Afrikander cattle.
I'm doing a lot of things in Africa. I've formed a company with two friends of mine called Made In Africa and we are doing a lot of important things across the continent.
One of the things I love about Africa is the amount of dignity and respect and humility you see all the time. You don't realise how often you're disrespected until you are surrounded by respect.
Botswana is also the only country in the world with a colour in its flag meant to represent rain (a sort of blue-grey). Not many people know this.
George Kimble said, 'The only thing dark about Africa is our ignorance of it.' So let's start shedding light on this amazing eclectic continent that has so much to offer.
Africa has become the big game of the nation hunters. Today, Africa looms as the greatest commercial, industrial and political prize in the world.
Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries.
You are not a country, Africa. You are a concept ... You are not a concept, Africa. You are a glimpse of the infinite.
Africa is a land of dreams and memories. It is rifts of remembrance stitched together with the sighs of time.
People wonder why I love Africa so much. I say this is where I was born and raised. My roots are in Africa; that's were I developed.
Unless South Africa is
I feel no bond with South Africa, which is curious, since South Africa is where I was born.
I fell in love with Africa while I was there.
Some people talk of Africa being a continent cursed not blessed with minerals, but the real curse is the leaders and politicians of Africa
You plan and plan and plan then Africa happens
I don't think we will ever go the way of Zimbabwe, but people are concerned.
I ain't from Africa. I'm from St. Louis.
In Mozambique, the story goes, monkeys do not talk, because they know if they utter even a single word some man will come and put them to work.
I've spent quite a bit of time in East Africa.
In Africa, you know, if you're poor, at least you can go to the forest and share some mangoes with the gorillas and monkey.
Banks and donors and charities claimed to have had successes in Mozambique. I suspected they invented these successes to justify their existence.
What is Africa, anyway? Even I don't know what Africa is, entirely. But I know that it's not some of these simplified sound bites you hear in America.
Malawians must look forward toward a better future.
I cannot forget the place that I come from. The Congo is much in need.
I don't want the United States to be in a global economy where our economic future is bound to that of Zimbabwe. We can't necessarily trust the decisions that are being made financially in other countries.
Rwanda is a landlocked country, but it hasn't stopped developing. They built a high-end tourism industry around the mountain gorillas.
When I am in Africa, I realize I don't know much, have not seen much, and there's a lot to be done.
Zimbabwe will never be a colony again.
For all its problems, I found South Africa a beautiful country, interesting and inspiring.
Africa needs access to markets.
beautiful country with spectacular views. As
Ethiopia is such a great country, beautiful place.
Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.'
We had so much fun in Ghana and they are really lovely people.
I have to try and uplift the standard of living for the people in Zambia. If I cannot do that, I will have failed.
Botswana was rich in diamonds, Ghana in cocoa and gold, Morocco in phosphates. There were many countries I was eager to visit and revisit, such as Zambia, with its emeralds and copper, and Cameroon, awash in oil. I could not wait to visit
I am living in the Africa I have always longed for, always felt stirring in my blood.
I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is Africa at village level - at community level.
For every African state, like Ghana, where democratic institutions seem secure, there is a Mali, a Cote d'Ivoire, and a Zimbabwe, where democracy is in trouble.
I'm honoured when Africa recognises me
I have always said that I want Malawi to attain growth that should not just be seen in GDP, but in the growth of opportunities for all, protection for all, and equality for all.
Read a different Africa. Love a vibrant Africa.
Africa has 53 countries. And you find that three or four countries in these 53 are dominating the news.
Africa is my continent. It is where I opened my eyes.
In Africa, the rangers shoot poachers.
Obviously, South Africa is our most important market, but we are also gradually increasing our presence throughout East and West as well as North Africa. It is a continent with a lot of potential which we plan to tap into.
Let me plead with you, lovers of my Africa, to carry with you into the world the vision of a new Africa
If I went back to Zimbabwe, I am not afraid of the police or the soldiers. I am afraid of those elements which are being used by the regime. People who have nothing, I mean, who don't care whether they are paid $50 to kill someone, they could just do it for.
Poverty has a home in Africalike a quiet second skin.It may be the only place on earth where it is worn with unconscious dignity.
South Africa gives me a perspective of what's real and what's not real. So I go back to South Africa to both lose myself and gain awareness of myself. Every time I go back, it doesn't take long for me to get caught into a very different thing. A very different sense of myself.
The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans.
Africa is a very dangerous place.
We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent.
I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.
Out of Africa, there is always something new.
Helping Africans navigate the transition to modernity with a huge, wonderful wildlife resource still intact.
Africa has been troubled for a long time - well, the world has been troubled ever since I was born.
Africa has a time-honored and brilliant civilization.
Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it's time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
I was going to save the world, and I thought I would start with the African continent.
The reason why Botswana has done very well is because it's the only black African country which went back to its roots and built upon its own indigenous institutions.
I have one thing in common with the emerging black nations of Africa: We both have voices, and we are discovering what we can do with them.
There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it.
Africa is not a country, but it is a continent like none other. It has that which is elegantly vast or awfully little.
Poverty is too complex to be answered with a one-size-fits-all approach, and if there is any place that illustrates that complexity, as well as a better way forward, it is Rwanda.
Africa is no more this poor continent. It's on the march.
When I took over, the economy had almost collapsed. I told Malawians we needed to pass through difficult times. Two days ago I even cut my own salary by 30% to show we are making sacrifices.
Today, president Paul Biya is presiding over a nation where more than 80% of its physicians are abroad, where more than 90% of its doctorate degree holders are abroad, where Cameroonians invest abroad more than at home, where Cameroonians are voting against the system with their feet;
I strongly support European sanctions against Mugabe and his ruling clique. We must do all in our power to help the people of Zimbabwe achieve their freedom and prosperity once again.
The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom.
In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many. We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to belief in the goodness of people.
Africa's story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.
As a democratic society, Malawi has a moral obligation to ensure that each and every injustice, whether through acts of commission or omission, is met with deliberate and tangible action.
My father was an agricultural economist. In 1989 he was posted to Mbarara, a small town on the Uganda-Rwanda border.
Africa is the cradle of cosmic civilization. At the fullness of time of Africa, the entire world shall be saved.
South Africa, so utterly improbably, is a beacon of hope in a dark and troubled world.
I love Africa in general South Africa and West Africa, they are both great countries.
There's so much beauty in Africa, but it's not endless.
In Jamaica, we eradicated polio many years ago, but there are a lot of kids suffering in Africa still.
In Africa, listening is a guiding principle. It's a principle that's been lost in the constant chatter of the Western world, where no one seems to have the time or even the desire to listen to anyone else.
Disempowerment - whether defined in terms of a lack of self-confidence , apathy, fear, or an inability to take charge of one's own life - is perhaps the most unrecognised problem in Africa today.
Scotland's relationship with Malawi is perhaps unique - with almost every town or village in Scotland having some connection.
But the fact that we had to devalue by 40% at once means that Malawians are feeling the shock, the impact of that huge devaluation and particularly rural people, the poor are the ones that are going to be most affected. That is why there is the austerity plan.