Occupation: President Of Rwanda Birth: October 23, 1957
I know that the fact that I am candidate to my own succession in 2017 can be perceived to be a bad thing by some part of the public opinion outside R….
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..
There are things I admire, for example, about South Korea or Singapore. I admire their history, their development and how intensively they have inves….
In Rwanda, we have a society that has experienced a very serious rupture and you can't expect all of a sudden that things will be perfect. Even so: Y….
I often wonder why the West is much more interested in aid deliveries than in fair trade, for example. The fair exchange of goods would place far mor….
Reconciliation has taken place here in Rwanda and was successful because Rwandans reconciled themselves internally. If the tribunal had taken place i….
Israel and Rwanda both play an active part in international organizations, including the U.N., but I think it's true that our unique experiences as n….
Politics is not only about personal choice. That one also needs to take into consideration what the people want because in the end, they are the ones….
We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future..
I do not want to be cynical, but if developing nations are kept backward by being told, again and again, you belong to the poor and you are there, wh….
Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women..
It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers..
The history and national interest of Rwanda and the Rwandan people dictate our national orientation..
Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it..
Aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid..
Human rights are not the preserve of Western activists: The definition must extend to encompass the right to the dignified life; the right to send yo….
Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy..
The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible..
Up to a certain extent the UN soldiers are useful. But they are consuming a lot of resources in relation to the little work they are doing..
A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader..
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 ….