Aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid.

Rwanda is a very open and free country. Key to our recovery as a nation has a range of grassroots, citizen-centered polices we call "homegrown solutions." The idea that Rwanda is highly controlled from the center belies the reality, which is that citizens in every village have a powerful say in how things get done. We prize accountability and Rwandans are quickly adapting themselves to the possibilities of a digital economy.

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.

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

Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines.

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

The West is anything but altruistic.