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

My own experience from a decade ago taught me I cannot trust the UN. But it is a world body and we have to live with it and tolerate it. But I can't hide my feelings about its inefficiency and its not being productive.

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

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

Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda.

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 more money into the hands of the affected people than relief operations.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.