“It is true that we have some things in common in the sense that we are both able to develop and innovate on our own without having to depend on other people. We just have to discover what we have inside. […] The amazing thing that Russia is doing right now [is that it came] up with creative technology and creative innovations […] to solve their own problems by themselves. And I believe that if Africa comes up to do that, we will be able to create something really amazing together,” she said.
“What we can do is, first of all, try to develop ourselves in terms of knowledge and improve on our skills, and then also go further to be creative, because sometimes we look down on ourselves and feel like we are not enough. But the truth is, we're enough... We have so much to offer the world. We have so much to offer from Africa,” she reckoned.