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

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

It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers.

Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.

I know that the fact that I am candidate to my own succession in 2017 can be perceived to be a bad thing by some part of the public opinion outside Rwanda and I don't mind because I know that I am doing it for a good cause. It really doesn't matter to me that my name is associated to those critics as long as I know that I am doing the will of the people.

It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.