Everyone wins when children - and especially girls – have access to education. An educated girl is likely to increase her personal earning potential and prepare herself for a productive and fulfilling life, as well as reduce poverty in the whole community. Investing in girls' education also helps delay early marriage and parenthood. Our booming economies in Africa need more female engineers, teachers and doctors to prosper and sustain growth.

It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.

Africa is not just about where you are born. For me, Africa is the whole continent; from south to north, to east to west.

I’m honoured when Africa recognises me

If you're on stage and you're more concerned about your dress, and then you think that the public is accessory, you got nothing to do there.

There are people who refuse to say that Africa is a continent, but that doesn't remove the fact that it is a continent.

As long as you are happy with your life, you'll have less problems.