It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda.

It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda.

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

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

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

National security is vital for economic and social progress.

Human rights are not the preserve of Western activists: The definition must extend to encompass the right to the dignified life; the right to send your kids to school, for that child to get health care, for access for greater prosperity for generations to come and to have a say in the destiny of your community and country. Under that definition, Rwanda has nothing to learn from advocacy groups who think they own the copyright on what constitutes human rights under all conditions in every corner of the world.