Quotes

'Chad has no planes to offer, no billions of dollars to give but Chad has its dignity and pride.'

President Mahamat Idriss Deby, reciprocating a US visa ban and making reference to Qatar's gift of a $400m plane given to President Donald Trump

 

‘I agree that the system we inherited from the British is not helping us.’

Former director of the Ghana School of Law Kwaku Ansa-Asare, expressing concerns about the country’s Legal Education Bill before Parliament

 

'We are a very rich continent, but we are a very poor people. Why? Because we are mismanaging our countries, our resources, our people.'

Sudanese philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, urging African leaders to ‘put their house in order’ and become more self-reliant, rather than relying on foreign aid 

 

‘... it is LAZ’s position that Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025 lacks the broad-based stakeholder engagement and consensus required to deliver a legitimate and acceptable constitutional reform process.’

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) calling for the withdrawal of the Constitution Amendment Bill after reviewing its provisions