One of the reasons why a number of people have decided to go into the opposition were the reforms we carried out.

I have always tried to live my life as a just and humble person. When the sanctions were announced, Europe should have questioned the people who have been sanctioned as well as to find the truth. That did not happen. How can Europe act fairly? Do they base their decisions on hearsay?

The constitution is very clear as to how and when the president hands over power. He can only hand power over to an elected successor.

Nobody as of today can produce any oral or written statement from me talking about changing the constitution.

One of the reasons why a number of people have decided to go into the opposition were the reforms we carried out.

The father of democracy is Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister after our independence, who was assassinated under conditions that to this day nobody can clearly understand. So, for me, this title is not the most important thing. You can go down in history as the father of democracy, but you can also go down as the person who brought about chaos just by stepping down.

The West exploited Africa and now it wants to save it. We have been living with this hypocrisy for too long. Africa can only be saved by Africans.