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.

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

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

My purpose is to develop a country, to empower its population. It's from that same population that will emerge the man or woman who will succeed me. And they will be chosen based on the consensus that they have the capacity to lead the country.

We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future.

The new Rwanda is about building an economy that delivers prosperity and opportunity for our citizens based on a robust private sector. Foreign adventures would be costly and counterproductive distractions from these challenging objectives.

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