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.

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.

I often wonder why the West is much more interested in aid deliveries than in fair trade, for example. The fair exchange of goods would place far more money into the hands of the affected people than relief operations.

The situation in Congo shows nothing for which you could hold Rwanda responsible.

Rwanda is a democracy not a monarchy.

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

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