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If it is presumed that the Kenyans will democratise in order to eat the peanuts of development assistance from the European Union... it would be a big mistake.

— Meles Zenawi

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We believe the problem between ourselves and Eritrea will have to be resolved through dialogue, but it takes two to tango.

Africa's downfall has always been the cult of the personality. And their names always seem to begin with M. We've had Mobutu and Mengistu and I'm not going to add Meles to the list.

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I have never heard of any convincing reason as to why we should privatize land at this stage.

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