Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda.

I do not want to be cynical, but if developing nations are kept backward by being told, again and again, you belong to the poor and you are there, where you actually belong, then nothing will change.

Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before.

There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas.

The efficiency of a President at the beginning of his term depends on their capacity to get everything under control. That was my case. But once the institutions have been put in place, and the responsibilities delegated, the leader becomes a reference, a referee, a symbol and unifying figure for the nation. The issue is how and when to recognize the moment when staying in power becomes counterproductive.

Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same.

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