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.

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

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

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.

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

Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable. And the way African men treat African women is total unacceptable.

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