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

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. But still people from the UN come here, we show them our coltan mines, we show them the documents, then they go and say: Rwanda smuggles coltan.

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.

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

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

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

The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.