Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics.

[Africa] is a continent of many countries, not one country. If we are down to three or four conflicts, it means that there are plenty of opportunities to invest in stable, growing, exciting economies where there's plenty of opportunity.

If we save people from HIV/AIDS, if we save them from malaria, it means they can form the base of production for our economy.

The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to do that is by helping create jobs.

Educating our young girls is the foundation for Nigerias growth and development.

When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag.

When you save the life of anyone, a farmer, a teacher, a mother, they are contributing productively into the economy.