Aid makes itself superfluous if it is working well. Good aid takes care to provide functioning structures and good training that enables the recipient country to later get by without foreign aid. Otherwise, it is bad aid.

Israel and Rwanda both play an active part in international organizations, including the U.N., but I think it's true that our unique experiences as nations have shaped a fierce independence that we will not relinquish.

A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader.

The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.

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

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.

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