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I think there are patterns of the aftermath of colonization that you see echoed in cultures and communities across the world.

There are few colonial nations anymore. Instead, we are colonized by financial institutions beyond our political control. We are colonized with pens and papers and millions of little digital bursts transferring billions of dollars all over the globe in the blink of an eye.

To Africanize colonial and capitalist power would destroy the meaning of our struggle.

The greatest failure is that although we have created institutions, we have not created a civil society.

Africa will thrive.

Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised.

To campaign against colonialism is like barking up a tree that has already been cut down.

In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land.

It gives one hope, this great strength of Africa.

I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.