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Louise Mushikiwabo
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“Anti-French sentiment, increasingly visible in Africa, is a sign of the times.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: After running for a second term as head of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), which held its 18th summit on November 19 and 20, in Djerba, Tunisia.Says Louise Le Monde (November 19, 2022)
“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.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: [Mushikiwabo said Rwanda should be judged on its own terms, given the trauma of the 1994 genocide.] Newsecurity Beat(May 25,2016)
“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.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let me again put it this way: I don’t know anybody who betrays a country that gets rewarded,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 5 BC wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: [https://www.minaffet.gov.rw/updates/speech/details?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=9954&cHash=ce83e577c127ac63c97a6c58f83d6e5a An opening speech by Minister Louise …
“I think that sentiment of ambition and moving forward has to do with the thirst to live to the fullest.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Francphonie has benefits for all in East Africa The East African (October 29, 2018)
“As long as countries wave chequebooks over our heads, we can never be equal.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo hits Western powers IGIHE (July 28, 2012)
“Rwanda is in the unique position of having temporary stewardship of arguably both the most influential English and French speaking organization in the world.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rwanda’s multilingual status creates opportunity as business hub for Africa The New Times (December 5, 2022)
“Use our intelligence to manage that of artificial intelligence- President Kagame.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo hits Western powers #WEF16 #DavosOn410 (January 21, 2016)
“Rwanda Has Had to Make Extremely Difficult Choices.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at Wilson center | New Security Beat (May 25, 2016)
“she said Choices were made because there was no alternative and because the country had to move on and move forward… We were basically a broken nation.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: speech at the Wilson Center | New Security Beat (May 25, 2016)
“Unfortunately most westerners form their opinions of Africa based on the reporting and news in their own countries”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think more and more Africa is waking up the fact that you can only be limited by your ideas not by the size of your country or by the level of.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Taarifa (November 5, 2018)
“When you choose to be a dog, you die like a dog.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: network.aljazeera.net (June 9, 2016)
“When we say that life is full of surprises, it is real.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our choice is not to have politicians fight – our choice is to keep going.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“English is today the language of Silicon Valley, of technology, of research, of social networks.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rebuilding Rwanda One Policy at a Time. * “It is about knowing the size of your budget, because some people go overboard to the point of running out of funds, leaving them unable to carry out other planned activities. When you want a nice wedding, you plan according to your means... Those with limited resources might just hold a civil ceremony, while others keep the cost under a million.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: konnectafrica.net (November 27, 2013)
“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. when she talks about wedding in rwanda”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The most important thing for us is that this region can find peace.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Louise Mushikiwabo: ‘French losing ground in international bodies’ The Africa Report (October 1, 2024)
“create, innovate and do business in French.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Louise Mushikiwabo: ‘French losing ground in international bodies’ The Africa Report (October 1, 2024)
“I think you should learn from us how not to lose our culture and do a few good things. If you want the children, we also love them, how can we do that" **(igihe,14 September 2025)”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to continue because I love what I do and I believe I still have a lot to contribute to the OIF,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo talks priorities in Francophonie rebid News Times (February 11, 2026)
“My first term was a period of transformation and internal governance reforms, cut in half by the Covid-19 pandemic, which paradoxically allowed us to restructure certain aspects of the organisation,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo talks priorities in Francophonie rebid News Times (February 11, 2026)
“I have sought to reduce the North-South divide that too often creates sterile tensions in multilateral diplomacy”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo talks priorities in Francophonie rebidNews Times (February 11,2026)
“I am profoundly African, obviously Rwandan—I haven’t change”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo talks priorities in Francophonie rebidNews Times (February 11,2026)
“I am profoundly African, obviously Rwandan—I haven’t changed”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Seeking Third Term, Rwanda’s Mushikiwabo Outlines Her Vision for La FrancophonieNews Times (July 1, 2026)
“Buri matora agira abayarwanya, ndetse hari abayakoresha nk’amahirwe yo kugera ku nyungu zabo za politike. Birumvikana iyi kandidatire ntivugwaho rumwe muri RDC, kandi ibyo ntibyatunguranye. Uku kuyirwanya nari nakubonye, ariko ni bimwe mu bigize umukino.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tshisekedi ntagishaka ko duhura- Louise MushikiwaboUmuryango(Wednesday 11, Feb 2026)
“Rwanda… has its own way of doing things.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/6/10/rwandas-louise-mushikiwabo-denies-rights-abuse-claims?
“Rwanda is not going away. We’re not going anywhere.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/gov_user_upload/2021.04.19_MUSE_REPORT.pdf?
“The situation… is reversible. It can be stopped.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Africa… should not condone a Head of State who holds his own people in contempt.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When people make wrong choices then they have to live with the consequences.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/6/10/rwandas-louise-mushikiwabo-denies-rights-abuse-claims?
“They have become cab drivers, they have become mechanics, they have become Cabinet members,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://womensenews.org/2003/11/women-take-lead-reconstruction-rwanda/
“I often say, and it is not a joke, that poetry is not incompatible with prosperity,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.topafricanews.com/2026/07/01/louise-mushikiwabo-pitches-modernization-economic-growth-and-ai-for-oif-in-bid-for-new-mandate/
“Our organisation must be better equipped to make precise diagnoses and remain agile in this time of competition and scarcity of financial resources for the multilateral world,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed' NewTimes (July 02, 2026)
“I have been solicited by several countries that have asked me to consider campaigning. I was very touched and honoured by the request of our member states,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rwanda backs Mushikiwabo for third term at Francophonie newTimes ( January 12, 2026)
“Yes, I am a candidate. My country has submitted my file for re-election. It is a serious race, and I know there are many capable Francophone leaders who could lead this organization,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo joins race for second OIF term as contest heats up Umunota (March20,2026)
“It is a highly contested position. We expect several candidates. Submissions will close on May 15,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo joins race for second OIF term as contest heats up Umunota (March20,2026)
“I want to continue serving you,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Seeking Third Term, Rwanda’s Mushikiwabo Outlines Her Vision for La Francophonie KT PRESS (July1,2026)
“I love what I do, and this is a good moment for our organization.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Seeking Third Term, Rwanda’s Mushikiwabo Outlines Her Vision for La Francophonie KT PRESS (July1,2026)
“I love what I do, and this is a good time for our organisation.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed' newTimes (July2,2026)
“Artificial intelligence is not a subject among others,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed' newTimes (July2,2026)
“It is a transversal dimension of all our actions for the years to come.”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed' newTimes (July2,2026)
“The budget has been stabilised, but stabilising is not enough,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed' newTimes (July2,2026)
“Behind every challenge, there are immense opportunities,”
Louise Mushikiwabo (born 1961) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed' newTimes (July2,2026)