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I grew up in South Africa without a television; there was no television, and the year after I left, television arrived in South Africa, so I have never really acquired a taste for watching television.

~Alice Krige

Topics: Acquired Africa After Arrived Grew Left Never Really South South Africa Taste Television Up Watching Watching Television Without Year

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I started writing as a child. But I didn't think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to Africa as a sophomore or something - no, maybe junior - and wrote a book of poems. And that was my beginning. I published that book.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Actually Africa Beginning Book Child College Gone Had Junior Maybe Myself Poems Published Something Sophomore Started Think Until Writing Wrote

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I'm the cofounder of Keep a Child Alive. We provide medicine for families affected by HIV and AIDS in places like Africa and India.

~Alicia Keys

Topics: Affected Africa Aids Alive Child Families Hiv India Keep Like Medicine Places Provide

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I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life.

~Alicia Keys

Topics: Africa Bono Done Fame Good Half He His Hope How Life Love Much My Life Really Respect Used World I Love I Can

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My great-grandfather was a kola nut trader and the richest man in West Africa at the time of his death. My father was a businessman and politician. I was actually raised by my grandfather.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Actually Africa Businessman Death Father Grandfather Great-Grandfather His Man Nut Politician Raised Richest Time Trader West

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The number one thing that kills businesses in Africa is power - or the lack of power.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Africa Businesses Lack Number One Thing Power Thing

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What I always say is that money doesn't have colour. It doesn't matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The colour of money is the same.

~Aliko Dangote

Topics: Africa Always Anywhere Colour Matter Money Same Say Whether World You

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Having great friends in New York is like having great friends on an expedition into Darkest Africa in the early 19th century. You need them. And you need sponsorship on a daily basis. I have a painter friend here who says, 'I need two compliments a day just to break even.' And we gave them to each other, and we got them - and honestly got them.

~Allan Gurganus

Topics: Africa Basis Break Century Compliments Daily Daily Basis Darkest Day Each Early Even Expedition Friend Friends Gave Got Great Great Friends Having Here Honestly Just Like Need New New York Other Painter Says Sponsorship Them Two Who York You 19Th Century

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Africa is not fulfilling people's hopes and aspirations. African leaders have not had an agenda that included governing Africa so that people would find their careers, their life, dreams and visions fulfilled here.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Africa African Agenda Aspirations Careers Dreams Find Fulfilled Fulfilling Governing Had Here Hopes Included Leaders Life People Visions Would

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Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Africa Attack Easy Frankly Guilty Meeting Needs People Politicians Properly Young Young People

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