Africans… their tired. They’re tired of being the subject of everybody’s charity and care. We are grateful, but we know that we can take charge of our own destinies if we have the will to reform.
I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions. - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to do that is by helping create jobs. - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The best way to help Africans today is to help them to stand on their own feet. And the best way to do that is by helping create jobs.
Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics. - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Investing in women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smarter economics.
If we save people from HIV/AIDS, if we save them from malaria, it means they can form the base of production for our economy. - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
If we save people from HIV/AIDS, if we save them from malaria, it means they can form the base of production for our economy.
The idea [the government's 'You Win' campaign] is that instead of young people in Nigeria waiting to get employment, they should create their own job… - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The idea [the government's 'You Win' campaign] is that instead of young people in Nigeria waiting to get employment, they should create their own job…
I can take hardship. I can sleep on the cold floor anytime. I can also sleep on a feather bed. - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
I can take hardship. I can sleep on the cold floor anytime. I can also sleep on a feather bed.
Life really went backwards. My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were … - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Life really went backwards. My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were …
[Africa] is a continent of many countries, not one country. If we are down to three or four conflicts, it means that there are plenty of opportunitie… - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
[Africa] is a continent of many countries, not one country. If we are down to three or four conflicts, it means that there are plenty of opportunitie…
Today, the European Union is busy transferring aid. If they can build infrastructure in Spain, roads, highways ... why do they refuse to use the same… - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Today, the European Union is busy transferring aid. If they can build infrastructure in Spain, roads, highways ... why do they refuse to use the same…
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