“It has often been said that Africa is poor. What nonsense! It is not Africa that is poor. It is the Africans, who are impoverished by centuries of exploitation and domination” (Speech in National Assembly, Accra. 8 August 1960

“It has often been said that Africa is poor. What nonsense! It is not Africa that is poor. It is the Africans, who are impoverished by centuries of exploitation and domination” (Speech in National Assembly, Accra. 8 August 1960
“I can see no security for African states unless African leaders like ourselves have realized beyond all doubt that salvation for Africa lies in unity” (Speech at the closing session of the Casablanca Conference, 7 January, 1981)
The African personality is… defined by the cluster of humanist principles which underlie the traditional African Society (Consciencism, first published 1964)

“I can see no security for African states unless African leaders like ourselves have realized beyond all doubt that salvation for Africa lies in unity” (Speech at the closing session of the Casablanca Conference, 7 January, 1981)