What did the person actually say?
Speeches, interviews, formal responses and transcripts, kept in full and in context, with the date, venue and original source of every statement.
Published records
Each record is sourced, status-labelled and dated. Last reviewed 2026-10-26.
- Ace Magashule ReportedSouth African politician, former Premier of the Free State and former ANC Secretary-General, now leader of the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), who is on trial in the R255 million Free State asbestos audit tender case.
- Aliko Dangote ReportedIndustrialist who founded and heads the Dangote Group and founded and chairs the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
- Alisher Usmanov ReportedUzbek-born Russian businessman whose holding company is USM Holdings, former shareholder of Arsenal FC, and elected president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE).
- Cassiel Ato Forson Verified primaryGhanaian politician and Member of Parliament serving as Minister for Finance.
- Corneille Nangaa ReportedCongolese politician who leads the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and formerly presided over the DRC's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI).
- Denny Kalyalya ReportedZambian economist serving a second term as Governor of the Bank of Zambia, reappointed in September 2021.
- Elon Musk ReportedBusiness executive who is chief executive officer of Tesla, Inc. and chief executive officer, chief technology officer and chairman of SpaceX.
- Enoch Godongwana ReportedSouth African politician serving as Minister of Finance.
- Ferdinand Waititu ReportedKenyan politician who served as Governor of Kiambu County from 2017 until his removal from office in January 2020.
- Fred Swaniker ReportedGhanaian-born entrepreneur who founded the African Leadership Group, including African Leadership Academy, African Leadership University and ALX.
- Gautam Adani ReportedIndian industrialist who is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group and executive chairman of Adani Enterprises Ltd and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
- George Elombi Verified primaryCameroonian lawyer who has been President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) since October 2025, after almost three decades at the bank.
- Imtiaz Sooliman ReportedMedical doctor who founded and leads the Gift of the Givers Foundation, a South African disaster-response and humanitarian NGO.
- Irungu Kang'ata ReportedKenyan lawyer and politician who has been Governor of Murang'a County since August 2022 and previously served as Senator for Murang'a and MP for Kiharu.
- Jacinda Ardern ReportedNew Zealand politician who was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 26 October 2017 to 25 January 2023 and is Patron of the Christchurch Call.
- James Mwangi ReportedBanker who is Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman of Equity Group Foundation.
- John Mbadi ReportedKenyan politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning.
- Kalonzo Musyoka ReportedKenyan opposition politician and leader of the Wiper Patriotic Front party.
- Kipchumba Murkomen ReportedKenyan politician and advocate serving as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration.
- Mo Ibrahim ReportedTelecommunications entrepreneur who founded Celtel and founded and chairs the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, an African governance organisation.
- Mohammed Dewji Verified primaryBusinessman who is President of MeTL Group, a former Member of Parliament for Singida in Tanzania, and founder of the Mo Dewji Foundation.
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Verified primaryNigerian economist who has served as Director-General of the World Trade Organization since 1 March 2021, and who was previously Nigeria's Finance Minister and a World Bank Managing Director.
- Olayemi Cardoso ReportedNigerian banker and former Lagos State commissioner who has been Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since September 2023.
- Patrice Motsepe ReportedMining businessman who founded and is executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, co-founded the Motsepe Foundation and is President of the Confederation of African Football.
- Peter Obi ReportedNigerian opposition politician, former Governor of Anambra State, and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election.
- Rigathi Gachagua ReportedKenyan opposition politician, former Deputy President and leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP).
- Robert Kyagulanyi ReportedUgandan opposition politician and president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), runner-up in the January 2026 presidential election.
- Roman Abramovich ReportedRussian-born businessman, former owner of Chelsea Football Club (2003-2022) and former governor of Russia's Chukotka region, with shareholdings in Evraz and Norilsk Nickel.
- Sam Bankman-Fried ReportedFormer cryptocurrency executive who co-founded Alameda Research and founded and led the FTX exchange, and who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy offences in 2023.
- Sello Moloko ReportedSouth African investment executive and co-founder of Thesele Group who chaired the boards of JSE-listed Absa Group (2022-2025) and Telkom (2019-2023).
- Paul Simba Arati ReportedKenyan politician who has been Governor of Kisii County since August 2022 and was previously Member of Parliament for Dagoretti North.
- Stephen Opuni ReportedFormer Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) who was tried for about seven years on 27 counts over fertiliser procurement and was acquitted and discharged in January 2025 after the Attorney-General withdrew the charges.
- Tundu Lissu ReportedTanzanian opposition politician and lawyer, national chairman of Chadema, on trial for treason in the High Court of Tanzania.
- Uhuru Kenyatta ReportedKenyan politician who served as the fourth President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.
- Wale Edun ReportedNigerian economist and banker who served as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy from 2023 to 2026.
- Wangari Maathai Verified primaryKenyan environmentalist, scientist and politician who founded the Green Belt Movement and received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
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| Section | What it contains | Evidence standard |
|---|---|---|
| Statement | The full text, or a clearly marked excerpt with a link to the full source. | Transcript, recording or published statement. |
| Context | Date, venue, audience and what the statement was responding to. | Original publication or broadcast. |
| Source | Link to the original recording, publication or archive copy. | Primary source, archived. |
| Linked records | The claim, case or role the statement relates to. | Shared person and case identifiers. |
| Review | Sources, last-reviewed date, change history and correction route. | Public audit trail. |
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