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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.

The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich - heads straight into government or politics.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

We must then build a proper relationship between the richest and the poorest countries based on our desire that they are able to fend for themselves with the investment that is necessary in their agriculture, so that Africa is not a net importer of food, but an exporter of food.

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.

Africa is no more this poor continent. It's on the march.

Africa is not for the weak-hearted: infrastructure issues are there. The middle class is absent in most of the countries. We have to cater to the low end of the market to grow.

Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.

There is no reason why a nation as rich as ours should be blighted by poverty, disease, and illiteracy.

Corruption is Africa's greatest problem. Not poverty. Not lack of riches. Not racism.