I know that the fact that I am candidate to my own succession in 2017 can be perceived to be a bad thing by some part of the public opinion outside Rwanda and I don't mind because I know that I am doing it for a good cause. It really doesn't matter to me that my name is associated to those critics as long as I know that I am doing the will of the people.

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.

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.

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

Up to a certain extent the UN soldiers are useful. But they are consuming a lot of resources in relation to the little work they are doing.

In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.

Technology has brought many possibilities in education and health that are key to women.