Paul Kagame

To be effective at delivering a decent life for all, the U.N. must treat all the people it serves with impartiality and respect. ”

I'm not British. I'm not American. I'm not French. Whatever thing they practise, that is their business. I am an African. I am Rwandese. ”

Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region. ”

The political, the economic, the social are tied together like the strands of a rope. The social and economic, if they are firm, tend to strengthen the other. ”

There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming. ”

Some are short, others are tall, others are thin, others are stocky. But we are all human beings. Can we not live together and happily within one border? ”

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

The judicial system of Rwanda is not subordinate to France or France's interests. ”

I try to look at problems very clearly and think, 'How do we get out of this? What will work? What will be the consequences for the people involved?' ”

We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again. ”