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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.

You kept quit ... When these victims wanted your help to survive, you kept quit.

Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines.

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

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

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

Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women.

The West is anything but altruistic.

We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future.

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.

The history and national interest of Rwanda and the Rwandan people dictate our national orientation.

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

Rwanda is a monarchy not a democracy.

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

National security is vital for economic and social progress.

Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before.

There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming.

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

Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.

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

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

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.

It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda.