Leaders come and go but their impact lives on. Some African states still have very young democracies such as South Africa. Below are quotes from some Africa’s greatest leaders.
[The] type of education now prevailing all over the world is directed against human freedom. State-controlled education … deprives people of their free choice, creativity and brilliance. – Muammar Gaddafi
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.― Nelson Mandela
I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land. – Thabo Mbeki.
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living – Nelson Mandela
Africa must revert to what it was before the imperialists divided it. These are artificial divisions which we, in our pan-African concept, will seek to remove. – Robert Mugabe
Ambition never comes to an end – Kenneth Kaunda
It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference. – Wangari Maathai
The seeds of success in every nation on Earth are best planted in women and children –Joyce Banda
Personalities and fame pass; the revolution must remain. – Samora Machel
Education is not a way to escape poverty, it is a way of fighting it. – Julius Nyerere
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. – Kwame Nkrumah
Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.–Paul Kagame
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. – Kwame Nkrumah
Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it. – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Africa must revert to what it was before the imperialists divided it. These are artificial divisions which we, in our pan-African concept, will seek to remove. – Robert Mugabe
“Africa does not need your sympathy or Overseas Development Assistance. Africa needs a fair chance to trade with the rest of the world and amongst ourselves. – John Mahama
Personalities and fame pass; the revolution must remain. – Samora Machel
“In Africa, the only warning they take seriously is Low Battery”- Robert Mugabe
“Aid should shift to investment. This will help countries stand on their own”- Jacob G. Zuma
Men have singled out women of outstanding merit and put them on a pedestal to avoid recognizing the capabilities of all women – Huda Sha’arawi
