Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have only a ramshackle house, you may have lost your job, but that song gives you hope.

I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid a genocide of humanity.

I cannot overemphasise the value we place on a free, independent and outspoken press

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

Honesty,sincer ity,simplicity, humility, pure generosity,abse nce of vanity,readines s to serve others -qualities which are within easy reach of every soul -are the foundation of one's spiritual life.

The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?