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

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.

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.

Infrastructure is key, but also how it's used, and that's political.

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

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.

Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.