There are things I admire, for example, about South Korea or Singapore. I admire their history, their development and how intensively they have invested in their people and in technology.

A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader.

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.

Moving container from Kigali to Mombasa used to take 22 days, now it takes 6 days.

The new Rwanda is about building an economy that delivers prosperity and opportunity for our citizens based on a robust private sector. Foreign adventures would be costly and counterproductive distractions from these challenging objectives.

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

In Rwanda, we have a society that has experienced a very serious rupture and you can't expect all of a sudden that things will be perfect. Even so: You cannot find any more areas where any segment of the population would be afraid to go, like we used to have before. But there is always a lot more to do.