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.

I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.

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

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

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.

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.'

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.