"With such conducive environment, the ball is in our court; public servants, diplomats, the private sector, media and civil society to work hand in hand as one and deliver the best results."

"Relations between Rwanda and Benin are already very good and we are inspired by the commitment and visionary leadership of our Presidents."

"Africa can focus on trading in agriculture to transform the continent."

"Governments need to build infrastructure in intermediate towns and villages for sustainability since much of the continent’s population is still rural, much depending on agriculture."

"Provision of urban infrastructure must not be an exclusive preserve but more importantly it should be people-centered."

"To learn from, and not being defined by our Past."

"To this young men and women who sacrificed their lives to undertake an almost insurmountable task and against all odds stopped the Genocide and liberated the country some paying the ultimate price, we shall never forget you."

"singlehandedly stopped the Genocide as the International community looked on."

"For it is through your willingness to forgive and move on that enabled us all as Rwandans, to embrace unity and reconciliation."

"Time has not deemed the memory of our loved ones. It has instead given us more resolve to live up the values they cherished and aspired to achieve."

"Ethiopia is one example where the housing projects in Addis Ababa have been used to create jobs."

"Planning is about doing it with people, and cities can become sustainable with careful planning. The bigger the city, the more it becomes susceptible to problems. Another factor to consider also is the need to address land governance issues when planning for the development of a city."

"Often time people are marginalized in the process, and we are now seeing the process of development in the cities being characterized with slums due to lack of planning."

"For urbanization to be successful and transform the lives of people, it has to be accompanied by several factors, which include planning by local government authorities and the engagement of people."

"We need to ensure that the process of engagement, will finally capture the key issues and guide the policy in a manner that captures the views of the people and provide values on research that will enable the urbanization to be implemented."

"My Mission in life has been maybe not so much to focus on myself as on the difference I make to the people I serve."

"Urbanization is not an accident, it is not something that is falling on us, it is something that we can think of, plan, lead in the way we want, and get us where we want."

"The business trip is significant to the recovery of businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic."

"Corruption is the enemy of the country and development. We should join our efforts to combat corruption. The residents, as main partners, should report it in different ways, and there is an approach to ensure the protection of the whistle-blowers. We should tackle corruption, and punish its culprits,"

"Sport challenges inequalities in gender, race, and disabilities and is a means to educate against anti-social behaviours and re-integrate marginalized groups"

"A safe family means a safe country."

"Today marks a major milestone for Rwandan cycling, as we prepare to welcome a new world-class race to our country. It is also an important step for UCI, which will introduce this famous and exciting competition to Africa. Rwanda welcomes and appreciates UCI’s continued support which we believe will add a valuable input to the cycling industry in Rwanda ahead of this prestigious championship ."

"We are now going to agree on the number of fans who will be allowed into the stadiums, preventive protocols and safe ticketing system [preferably online ticketing] to ensure that nobody gets infected or spreads the virus from the stadium."

"We will announce the new head coach this week, (probably) not later than Friday ."

"It is unfortunate that we had cases where some teams presented fake documents, while in other cases, teams went on to play before they could get their results back ."

"We are behind you, the entire country is behind you ."

"We have already lost twice but it is still possible to qualify, go make us proud."

"As we prepare to resume sports events with Continental and World Bodies already gearing up with new calendars for resumption of postponed events, let us recall that the Covid-19 has impacted all men and women athletes ."

"When you don’t understand women, you can’t serve them."

"Sport has played an important role in rebuilding the social cohesion, reconciliation and citizen mobilization towards peace building."

"I do not think there is a price on a country’s visibility. This is a long-term plan; you may not get benefits immediately but in the next few years, you can start to see the benefits,"

"We’ve known it from the beginning that equality and women’s empowerment is the true way for sustainable development."

"We need everyone in our society to be contributing towards the rebuilding of Rwanda. Not just 50 percent of society. And we need to include everyone in the opportunities."

"Our choice is not to have politicians fight – our choice is to keep going."

"The French language has no complex when compared to English, But the world today is such that it is beneficial to those who speak French to speak other languages, We go much further with more languages, We are more fortunate in employment and training with more languages."

"English is today the language of Silicon Valley, of technology, of research, of social networks."

"Human rights are not reserved for some countries and not for others. These are aspirations that everyone has. There are always improvements to be made in rights and freedoms."

"Rebuilding Rwanda One Policy at a Time."

"The most important thing for us is that this region can find peace."

"create, innovate and do business in French."

"As we all know, implementing good governance principles is not simply about designing good institutional and policy reforms for our systems, but more importantly the capacity to assess and evaluate our performance for continuous improvement."

"Anti-French sentiment, increasingly visible in Africa, is a sign of the times."

"Last month Rwanda Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Louise Mushikiwabo spoke at the Wilson Center on a wide-ranging set of issues, from the country’s development successes to the prominent role women have played in post-genocide society."

"Ladies and gentlemen, let’s continue to feel empowered to become active participants in the political and economic transformation of our countries in particular, and the continent in general."

"Let me again put it this way: I don’t know anybody who betrays a country that gets rewarded,"

"I think that sentiment of ambition and moving forward has to do with the thirst to live to the fullest."