Discoveries of a Wanderer

Discoveries of a Wanderer

Quotes About Africa

posted by Jana Melpolder

“God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace.” – Trevor Huddleston

“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.” – Nelson Mandela

“In Africa, there is a birthrate trap: a higher standard of living will lead to smaller families but smaller families will not lead to a higher standard of living.” – Christopher Hitchens

“A genocide in Africa has not received the same attention that genocide in Europe or genocide in Turkey or genocide in other part of the world. There is still this kind of basic discrimination against the African people and the African problems.” – Boutros Boutros-Ghali

“As a small child in England, I had this dream of going to Africa. We didn’t have any money and I was a girl, so everyone except my mother laughed at it. When I left school, there was no money for me to go to university, so I went to secretarial college and got a job.” – Jane Goodall

“Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization.” – John Agyekum Kufuor

“For Africa to me… is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.” – Maya Angelou



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ross

posted June 30, 2012 at 10:34 pm


It has always been my dream to go to Africa, hoping one day it will be realized.

Thank you for these quotes.



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Jana Melpolder

posted March 21, 2012 at 2:07 pm


Glad you enjoyed the post!!



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posted March 20, 2012 at 9:08 am


Love the picture!!!



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posted March 20, 2012 at 9:07 am


Awesome and thought provoking quotes



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