Rwanda Is A Democracy Not A Monarchy.

A Strong Leader Is Not Necessarily A Bad Leader.

The Efficiency Of A President At The Beginning Of His Term Depends On Their Capacity To Get Everything Under Control. That Was My Case. But Once The Institutions Have Been Put In Place, And The Responsibilities Delegated, The Leader Becomes A Reference, A Referee, A Symbol And Unifying Figure For The Nation. The Issue Is How And When To Recognize The Moment When Staying In Power Becomes Counterproductive.

Rwanda Is A Very Open And Free Country. Key To Our Recovery As A Nation Has A Range Of Grassroots, Citizen-centered Polices We Call "homegrown Solutions." The Idea That Rwanda Is Highly Controlled From The Center Belies The Reality, Which Is That Citizens In Every Village Have A Powerful Say In How Things Get Done. We Prize Accountability And Rwandans Are Quickly Adapting Themselves To The Possibilities Of A Digital Economy.

I Had To Fight Hard For Everything. I Wanted To Get Out. I Want To Take My Destiny Into My Own Hands And Escape The Vicious Cycle Of Retaliatory Violence. This Struggle Has Shaped Who I Am To This Day.

We've Used Aid To Build Capacities So We Won't Need Aid In Future.