Governance is everything. Without governance we have nothing

The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem.

People never confess to failure. They should.

Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable. And the way African men treat African women is total unacceptable.

There is a crisis of leadership and governance in Africa, and we must face it.

I made money. I wanted to give it back to Africa but I wanted to give it back in a meaningful way. So I really want to do something which deals with the root of the problem of hunger, of disease, of ills we have in our society.

The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings.

Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen.