For citizens to become fully engaged in holding their leadership to account, accurate information is required to see where action is needed, to measure the results of policies and programmes, to build support for courageous decisions and to consolidate political legitimacy.

I'm an engineer. I'm a techie, really.

I come from a typical family.

The way forward for Africa is investment.

Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery.

All we hear about Africa in the West is Darfur, Zimbabwe, Congo, Somalia, as if that is all there is.

Modern slavery is a hidden crime and notoriously difficult to measure.

Rwanda really did take very strong steps towards development. I mean, this place is unrecognizable. There's a very good management of economy and resources - it's a success story, and that's great.

Experience counts in government even more than in business.

Nobody in Africa loves to be a beggar or a recipient of aid. Everywhere I go in Africa, people say, 'When are we going to stand up on our feet?'

I ended up being a businessman unwittingly. I wanted to be an academic; I wanted to be like Einstein.

Roads are not practical in Africa.

Cape Verde produces good people.

Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its report, 'Now for the Long Term.'

More people smile at me now I'm richer.

Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?'

Business people get many undeserved prizes - golden parachutes and bonuses even when companies fail. I don't think people should get rewarded for screwing up.

A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the investment needed to drive development.

Transfer pricing is causing huge problems in Africa.

If Sudan starts to crumble, the shock waves will spread.

It was a no-brainer that the cellular route would be a great success in Africa.

The Ibrahim Index is a tool to hold governments to account and frame the debate about how we are governed.

Sudan cannot afford to be on the wrong side of history. The north and south will have to work together, but will they?

While the Marshall Plan was important for Europe's recovery, Europe's prosperity was really built on economic integration and policy coherence.