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Africa Quotes & Sayings

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The eastern savanna shifted from charcoal to deep purple; to the west a feverish orange moon sank into the Kiambu Hills. — Mike Bond

South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination. — Thabo Mbeki

S'tjwetla is a black man's striptease. — Toba Beta

The sea has testified that Africa and Europe have kissed — Miguel El Portugues

I go back to Africa every year. I have a home there. You know, my grandfather lives back there in Cameroon. — Joakim Noah

I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet. — Amy Adams

I made a life for myself in Africa that was as far as you could possibly get from art school at Yale. — Peter Beard

I am a Negro: Black as the night is black, Black like the depths of my Africa. — Langston Hughes

Let us pray for peace in Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan. — Pope Francis

Even a little practical working familiarity with cattle goes a long way in Africa, but how many international relations studies include this? — T.K. Naliaka

Old Hollywood is just like a desert water in Africa. Hang around long enough and every kind of animal in the world will drift in for refreshments. — Will Rogers

My experience from 20 years of Africa is that the seemingly impossible is possible. — Hans Rosling

We rushed to Haiti. We Adopt in Asia. We empathize with Africa. But struggle to humanize our struggles here in the states. — LeCrae

Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party — Nelson Mandela

Africa must take the first steps into modernity on its own. There must be a change in mentality. We have to stop perceiving ourselves as beggars. — James Shikwati

After my death, I want to be remembered as Africa's greatest industrialist. — Aliko Dangote

Africa is less a wilderness than a repository of primary and fundamental values, and less a barbaric land than an unfamiliar voice — Beryl Markham

In Africa, music is not an art form as much as it is a means of communication. — Vernon Reid

And I had by now become used to the idea of witchcraft, it seemed a reasonable thing, so many things are about, at night, in Africa. — Karen Blixen

Wonderland is a real a place as Africa or Asia. — Marty Rubin

I can't on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to learn to live with the Israelies, but I can start with me. — River Phoenix

Niki blurted out the news. "Some joker in Africa has done a heart transplant!" "Jesus . . ." Kantrowitz groaned. He knew who had beaten him. "Barnard! — Donald McRae

I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre Woodard and a bunch of us started this. — Mary Steenburgen

The Sahara is Africa's great divide. — Richard Engel

By all means, learn beyond the classroom. In the end, thats all that will matter — Gossy Ukanwoke

Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. — Matthew McConaughey

All of Africa will be free before we can get a lousy cup of coffee. — James A. Baldwin

We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease. — George W. Bush

I am working for the victims of Africa, they are African like me. That's where I get my inspiration and my pride, — Fatou Bensouda

The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa. — Olusegun Obasanjo

Africa offers the highest return on investment in the world. — Mo Ibrahim

One by one and then together the birds chanted, warbled, whistled, and cooed, like a rare desert plant bursting into life after the rain. — Mike Bond

For every drop of water you waste, you must know that somewhere on earth someone is desperately looking for a drop of water! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I think the Cold War was worse for Africa than colonialism. — Mo Ibrahim

I've been lucky to travel through quite a bit of Europe and Australia, but I would love to do Asia and South America and South Africa. — Dianna Agron

You could fill an airlift to Africa with all the food generated by one dead Jew. — Jonathan Tropper

If we continue doing the right things in Africa, we can create a very exciting and competitive global market here. — Patrice Motsepe

Huh. What a dope! Wait till Mom hears about this. He's so in trouble now. You know how crazy she gets about malaria. — T.K. Naliaka

The first breath of air of Africa - it felt like you were in another continent - you were, you were - and it was different. — Romeo Dallaire

I feel as if I go to Africa, I may never come back. I'm just going to live with the animals and adopt an elephant, and it's going to be my friend. — Dianna Agron

A stable and prosperous DRC is the victory of the World. Congo is a deciding factor for Africa's development whether we like it or not. — Ahmed Padia Binkatabana

For Africa to move forward, you've really got to get rid of malaria. — Bill Gates

Africa is a continent that provides so much for the existence of the rest of the world. We go around the world and cultivate so many things. — Djimon Hounsou

Africa is not a country, but it is a continent like none other. It has that which is elegantly vast or awfully little. — Douglas Wilder

If you start to see more successful businesses that are playing on a global level, the story of Africa will begin to change — Tara Fela-Durotoye

Taking baths in Africa was a real challenge at times. I got real dirty, and sometimes I stayed like that for 2 days. That was pretty hard going. — Kim Basinger

The first light of human consciousness and the world's first civilizations were in Africa. — John Henrik Clarke

To lovers of adventure and novelty, Africa displays a most ample field. — James Rennell

Africa PRODUCES what it does NOT CONSUME and CONSUMES what it does NOT PRODUCE. — Ali A. Mazrui

. In the 19th century, Europe invaded and colonised Africa. In the 21st century, Africa invades and colonises Europe. — Matthew Reilly

Africa has become the big game of the nation hunters. Today, Africa looms as the greatest commercial, industrial and political prize in the world. — Marcus Garvey

Africa's not a color - it's a place. — Trevor Noah

Long before the stars died the birds began to sing - cool rippling doves, loud cheery starlings, the long lilting trills of warblers and thrushes. — Mike Bond

As Alan Paton said, 'Ah but your fucking land is beautiful'. — Andre Brink

It is the duty of youths to war against indiscipline and corruption because they are the leaders of tomorrow. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Slavery in West Africa, and in Rome and in the Mediterranean, was something different than slavery in America. — Edward Ball

I've seen so many screw-ups of representations of South Africa, and it makes me so angry every time. — Lauren Beukes

Jan van Riebeeck's arrival in Cape Town was the beginning of all South Africa's problems. — Jacob Zuma

This day last year Livingstone died-a Scotsman and a Christian, loving God and his neighbour in the heart of Africa. Go thou and do likewise! — Alexander Murdoch Mackay

I skated in ice shows all over Europe and South Africa for 20 years. I love to ice skate. — Kenny Baker

I grew up in a farm in South Africa and I was scouted there and they sent me to Europe. It's kind of been blessed, since then it happened all so fast. — Candice Swanepoel

There is always something new out of Africa. — Pliny The Elder

Africa is a very dangerous place. — Janine Di Giovanni

Some people talk of Africa being a continent cursed not blessed with minerals, but the real curse is the leaders and politicians of Africa — Peter Mutanda

Our future lies to the east and south, in Asia and Africa. — Benito Mussolini

The essence of Africa's crisis is fundamentally its extreme poverty. — Jeffrey Sachs

Creativity is key to productivity and prosperity. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

My favourite animal is the koala, but his life would be boring. I would rather be a giraffe so that I could contemplate the beauty of Africa. — Caterina Murino

I first travelled to Africa at the end of 1996 and was immediately captivated. I had planned on a three-week trip, and I ended up staying two months. — Susan Minot

The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist — Kwame Nkrumah

The fall of the nation, there is no;
Faithfulness,
Kindness and
Knowledge of God in your sacred land. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Look to Africa, for there a king will be crowned. — Marcus Garvey

All we hear about Africa in the West is Darfur, Zimbabwe, Congo, Somalia, as if that is all there is. — Mo Ibrahim

One subject we hearkened back to again and again was the question of whether there were tigers in Africa. — Nelson Mandela

I'm uncomfortable, frankly, with the hype about Africa. We went from one extreme ... to, like, Africa now is the best thing after sliced bread. — Mo Ibrahim

In democratic South Africa, dispossession is nine-tenths of the law. — Ilana Mercer

Celtel established a mobile phone network in Africa at a time when investors told me that there was no market for mobile phones there. — Mo Ibrahim

It's a lot like the Wild West out here... just with tea shops instead of saloons. Wild West Sahara, that is. — T.K. Naliaka

In my view, the humanity of our world can be measured against the fate of Africa. — Horst Koehler

Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives. — Damian Marley

When I am in Africa, I always have the feeling that it's where everything started. When I am in New York, I know it is where everything ended up. — Henry Rollins

I've been to North Africa many times. — Martin Scorsese

Mr. Right is coming, but he's in Africa and he's walking. — Oprah Winfrey

To this day the Arab influence is evident in southern Italy, northern Africa and, above all, in Spain. — Carroll Quigley

In black Africa, one does not strike, one does not express, one walks right. — Yannick Noah

Africa needs access to markets. — Jakaya Kikwete

Africa is the cradle of cosmic civilization. At the fullness of time of Africa, the entire world shall be saved. — Womi

Sub-Saharan Africa is also home to 400 million of the world's poorest people. — Bono

Unfortunatelymost westerners form their opinions of Africa based on the reporting and news in their own countries — Louise Mushikiwabo

If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn't concern the central issues, it wouldn't be worth publishing. — Alan Paton

I wanted to make a black story about South Africa. Unfortunately, no producer in the United States would put one penny into a black story. — Euzhan Palcy

The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa- for he has so much to look forward to. — Rich Mullins

Multinationals don't pay taxes in Africa - we all know that. — Mo Ibrahim

Never argue with a fool, people might not notice the difference — Niq Mhlongo

What Africa needs to do is to grow, to grow out of debt. — George Ayittey

I fell in love with Africa while I was there. — Renee O'Connor

"In Africa," S. B. once remarked, "if you do well, people close to you will hate you." — Michael Jackson

By the end of 2020, the only region of the world that will still have a lot of 2G connections may be Africa. — Hans Vestberg

We welcome the opposition of the world, because we are determined to see the battle through. Africa's battle-cry is not yet heard. — Marcus Garvey

You learn not to mourn every little thing out here, or you'd never, ever stop grieving. — Alexandra Fuller