Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work..

Infrastructure is key, but also how it's used, and that's political..

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out..

There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas..

Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same..

Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region..

Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it..

In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development..

Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story..

There are African leaders who have the dangerous habit of leading their people into an abyss. In Rwanda we've had presidents who killed. The one mill….

I grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda, and I lived there for 30 years. That shapes one's character..

National security is vital for economic and social progress..

It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers..

Reconciliation has taken place here in Rwanda and was successful because Rwandans reconciled themselves internally. If the tribunal had taken place i….

It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security..

A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader..

There are things I admire, for example, about South Korea or Singapore. I admire their history, their development and how intensively they have inves….

The efficiency of a President at the beginning of his term depends on their capacity to get everything under control. That was my case. But once the ….

The West has institutions that can punish the misconduct of individuals. What drove Rwanda and Africa into decline was the fact that certain people w….

Aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid..

Moving container from Kigali to Mombasa used to take 22 days, now it takes 6 days..