Quotes

 ‘We cannot cite any law that bars a represented person from speaking in court without dismissing his lawyers.’

Martha Karua, senior counsel for Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye after the judge in his treason trial refused to let him speak in court

‘Our claim for damages amounts to more than $1bn. And that is what will hurt Guinea.’  

Pankaj Oswal, an Indian businessman who is seeking damages and arbitration in a New York court after Guinea revoked his mining licence

‘It is shameful that over a hundred years since German colonial forces waged a genocide against the Nama and Ovaherero peoples, Germany has failed to engage in meaningful consultations with these communities or provide reparations.’

Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s regional director for East and Southern Africa on the 121st anniversary commemoration of Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha’s extermination order against the Ovaherero people 

‘I understand the anger, the sadness and the difficulties caused by power cuts and water supply problems. I heard the call, I felt the suffering, I understood the impact on daily life.’

Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina when he dissolved the government after protests