A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader.

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

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

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

When people accuse us of taking coltan from Congo, I don't understand what they mean. The quality of our own coltan here from Rwanda is much better. But still people from the UN come here, we show them our coltan mines, we show them the documents, then they go and say: Rwanda smuggles coltan.

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.

Reconciliation has taken place here in Rwanda and was successful because Rwandans reconciled themselves internally. If the tribunal had taken place in Rwanda, it might have helped. People could have watched justice being done.