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

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?

We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again.

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

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.

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

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