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

The West is anything but altruistic.

Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.

Politics is not only about personal choice. That one also needs to take into consideration what the people want because in the end, they are the ones who decide.

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.

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

My purpose is to develop a country, to empower its population. It's from that same population that will emerge the man or woman who will succeed me. And they will be chosen based on the consensus that they have the capacity to lead the country.