[During the second Sudanese Civil War] what was actually killing us wasn't the Muslims, wasn't the Arabs. It was somebody sitting somewhere manipulating the system, and using religion to get what they want to get out of us, which is the oil, the diamond, the gold and the land.

I don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond.

I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.'

The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye

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.

Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper

For many Sudanese, it's for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later.