Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.

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

National security is vital for economic and social progress.

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, where you actually belong, then nothing will change.

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.

The West has institutions that can punish the misconduct of individuals. What drove Rwanda and Africa into decline was the fact that certain people weren't held accountable. When we move to make corrupt mayors or officers answer to the courts, people always immediately say that we are repressive. But should we allow these people to continue to get away with it?