Occupation: President Of Rwanda Birth: October 23, 1957
Rwanda is a very open and free country. Key to our recovery as a nation has a range of grassroots, citizen-centered polices we call "homegrown soluti….
I had to fight hard for everything. I wanted to get out. I want to take my destiny into my own hands and escape the vicious cycle of retaliatory viol….
My purpose is to develop a country, to empower its population. It's from that same population that will emerge the man or woman who will succeed me. ….
I am not responsible for creating an opposition, neither am I responsible for appointing my own successor. My job is to allow for the opposition to e….
Infrastructure is key, but also how it's used, and that's political..
Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive..
Aid makes itself superfluous if it is working well. Good aid takes care to provide functioning structures and good training that enables the recipien….
In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development..
Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines..
The West is anything but altruistic..
We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never h….
Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same..
Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story..
Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out..
Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work..
Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region..
Moving container from Kigali to Mombasa used to take 22 days, now it takes 6 days..
Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda..
When people accuse us of taking coltan from Congo, I don't understand what they mean. The quality of our own coltan here from Rwanda is much better. ….
Rwanda is rebuilding itself once again as one nation and that is the reason why we are making progress. Now many Rwandans are making their ends meet ….
Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before..