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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.

Africa is on the rise.

I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.

Compared to people in Africa, I think we've all had privileged upbringings.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

When you are young, you are a little naive.

I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is Africa at village level - at community level.

I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.

I feel no bond with South Africa, which is curious, since South Africa is where I was born.

People wonder why I love Africa so much. I say this is where I was born and raised. My roots are in Africa; that's were I developed.