[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.

Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves.

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

Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.

Knife crime and gun crime is poverty-driven, and poverty leads to insecurity.

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.'

I'm constantly seen as a 'foreigner,' and I need my passport to prove my identity, to keep moving and to carry on my work.