I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

The man who carried out the attack is still in power and still insane, so we shall expect another attack any minute.

During my term in AU, I will initiate an organised compensation claim for Africa and I will fight for a greater voice for Africa in the United Nations Security Council. If they (Western nations) do not want to live with us fairly, it is our planet and they can go to other planet.

I have nothing to say to him [Ronald Reagan], because he is mad. He is foolish. He is an Israeli dog.

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

In the Middle East, the opposition is quite different than the opposition in advanced countries. In our countries, the opposition takes the form of explosions, assassinations, killings.

We are used to facing the United States as a fortress from the outside. Now we are finding a breach to penetrate the country (the U.S.) and confront it from within.