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Unlike their Western counterparts, Africans take elections very seriously - rising up early to queue patiently in line for hours under the hot sun and cast their ballots. Any misguided attempt to nullify or steal their votes will evoke a strong reaction from them.

— George Ayittey

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

— Nelson Mandela

Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans.

— Charles de Secondat

Some African leaders actually dare to suggest that democracy is a concept alien to traditional African society. This is one of the most impudent political blasphemies I can think of.

— Wole Soyinka

What offends me the most when I hear criticisms about this so-called Africa bias is how quick we are to focus on the words and propaganda of a few powerful, influential individuals, and to forget about the millions of anonymous people who suffer from their crimes.

— Fatou Bensouda

Africa is on the rise.

— Bill Gates

Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.

— Dambisa Moyo

If people in this country think of Africa as a place with kids and flies swarming around their heads, then they won't understand that these people are you and you are them.

— Don Cheadle

One of the things I love about Africa is the amount of dignity and respect and humility you see all the time. You don't realise how often you're disrespected until you are surrounded by respect.

— Jill Scott

✗Opposing Perspectives

Africans need to be kicked, that's the only thing they understand.

— V. S. Naipaul

You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what's happening in Africa, and if we're honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else.

— Bono