Virtually all of Africa's civil wars were started by politically marginalized or excluded groups.

The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.

The 'Cheetah Generation' refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective.

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum.

Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.

Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.

Africa is poor because she is not free.

Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.

In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.

I distance myself from heaven and then complain that heaven is distant.

If I were wrong, wouldn't one be enough?

Every single policy Hillary Clinton espouses and every single policy of President [Barack] Obama has been demonstrably bad for women!

Ouch,” Jace said in her ear, his tone indignant. “You elbowed me.” “Well, you landed on me.

I have a lot of shoes.

It is time for us to come together as one united people.

It is with literature as with law or empire - an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession.

Do you know why that cow looks over that wall? She looks over the wall because she cannot see through it, and that is what you must do with your troubles... Look over and above them.

I know from personal conversation and from personal interaction, that Hillary Clinton cares deeply about issues of inclusion.

But the smoking is very frustrating. Who knows where it will go; where the story will go; where the character will go? There's still lots of options.