Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagameis the sixth and current President of Rwanda having taken office in 2000 when his predecessor, Pasteur Bizimungu, resigned. Kagame previously commanded the rebel force that ended the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. He was considered Rwanda's de facto leader when he served as Vice President and Minister of Defence from 1994 to 2000...
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth23 October 1957
praise criticize
Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it.
clock harm turns
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.
names long people
I know that the fact that I am candidate to my own succession in 2017 can be perceived to be a bad thing by some part of the public opinion outside Rwanda and I don't mind because I know that I am doing it for a good cause. It really doesn't matter to me that my name is associated to those critics as long as I know that I am doing the will of the people.
writing needs stories
Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.
rights competition needs
Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines.
development today pillars
In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.
growth needs aids
We've used aid to build capacities so we won't need aid in future.
growth aids rwanda
Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before.
strong growth path
Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda.
keys political growth
Infrastructure is key, but also how it's used, and that's political.
moving growth used
Moving container from Kigali to Mombasa used to take 22 days, now it takes 6 days.
strong leader strong-leaders
A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader.
great-day one-day steps
Such problems are not solved in one day but there is a great step toward peace and security in the region.
hard-work europe example
Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.