People never confess to failure. They should.

The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem.

The U.S. has been a great friend all these years, but as soon as Africa found itself starting to move up, the U.S. is really disengaging.

There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it.

I came to the conclusion that unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything.

Governance is everything. Without governance we have nothing

You get over your first love by falling in love with something new.