(220 quotes found)
“Today, Liberia and Sierra Leone are safer and more hopeful places. Today West Africa has moved one step closer to dismantling the devastating grip of impunity.”
Corinne Dufka
“Maybe it's possible in Africa to hold back election results for a couple of weeks, but you cannot do that in Germany.”
Dirk Niebel
“Maybe that facilitated the willingness of some people to project upon Africa their hopes and desires. Once they get there, many of them are shocked into a realization that they were very wrong about what Africa was about.”
Claude Clegg
“Africa is bursting into flames while we all stand around with watering cans”
Bono
“I've been to Europe, Asia, Africa and South America -- 15 times on my frequent flier miles,”
Craig Chilton
“He was certainly ahead of his times. He loved South Africa and was deeply committed to the empowerment of its people. We will certainly miss him and may his soul rest in peace.”
Cyril Ramaphosa
“It doesn't get really cold in South Africa, so we didn't really prepare for the weather. And we had never seen snow to that point.”
Dale Stewart
“In South Africa and in countless other countries, we have been working for more than a decade to ensure HIV treatment access,”
Zackie Achmat
“With Africa, we're talking about a nation battling through immense poverty and he can't quite get it together to sing a song. On that day he just seemed like an odd image”
Damon Albarn
“We could see a huge charge for investment engagement in South Africa as a result of the World Cup. ... FIFA has a tremendous amount of confidence in the economy, political stability and the institutions of this country.”
Danny Jordaan
