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

The mobile industry changed Africa.

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

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.

United States has always been very close to Africa and it's very sad now to see that Africa has a lot more friends - a lot more engagements with the Chinese, with the Indians, with the Brazilians as the United States retreats. Actually, Africa is a wonderful place to do business and American business is missing a big opportunity by really overlooking Africa.

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

I made money. I wanted to give it back to Africa but I wanted to give it back in a meaningful way. So I really want to do something which deals with the root of the problem of hunger, of disease, of ills we have in our society.