We could have waited for a banana to appear, but we believe in the spirit of cheese-development and confidence. We are not so poor that we are unable… - Benjamin Mkapa

Terrorist attacks in their own countries do not generate travel advisories aimed at discouraging citizens of other countries from visiting. Why is it that only when threats of terrorist attacks are perceived in our kind of countries are travel advisories issued?

(I support Mugabe) Because we have completed the process of decolonisation while Zimbabwe has not.

The idea of African brotherhood is often just a cover-up for laziness. We must see what is achievable in our circumstances and evaluate all decisions. In terms of regional economic integration, sentimentality is not enough. We really have to be frank and honest.