# Louise Mushikiwabo

Louise Mushikiwabo (born 22 May 1961) is the fourth and current Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. She previously served as the Minister of Foreign AffaInternationaleirs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also served as Government Spokesperson. She had previously been Minister of Information.

# woman'sQuotes

* Anti-French sentiment, increasingly visible in Africa, is a sign of the times.
** 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.
** [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.
* Let me again put it this way: I don’t know anybody who betrays a country that gets rewarded,
** An opening speech by Minister Louise Mushikiwabo at the African Peer Review Mechanism 15th Anniversary Launch Event Aljazeera (June 10, 2016)
* I think that sentiment of ambition and moving forward has to do with the thirst to live to the fullest.
** 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.
** 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.
** Rwanda’s multilingual status creates opportunity as business hub for Africa The New Times (December 5, 2022)
* As long as countries wave chequebooks over our heads, we can never be equal.
* Use our intelligence to manage that of artificial intelligence- President Kagame.
** Mushikiwabo hits Western powers #WEF16 #DavosOn410 (January 21, 2016)
* Rwanda Has Had to Make Extremely Difficult Choices.
** 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.
** 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
* 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.
** Taarifa (November 5, 2018)
* When you choose to be a dog, you die like a dog.
** network.aljazeera.net (June 9, 2016)
* 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.
** police.gov.rw (April 14, 2021)
* I think that sentiment of ambition and moving forward has to do with the thirst to live to the fullest.
** entrepreneurs.ng
* When we say that life is full of surprises, it is real.
** entrepreneurs.ng
* I think that sentiment of ambition and moving forward has to do with the thirst to live to the fullest.
** entrepreneurs.ng
* Our choice is not to have politicians fight – our choice is to keep going.
** entrepreneurs.ng
* 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.
** entrepreneurs.ng
* English is today the language of Silicon Valley, of technology, of research, of social networks.
** entrepreneurs.ng
* 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.
** entrepreneurs.ng
* Rebuilding Rwanda One Policy at a Time.
** 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.
** Opening speech|//www.minaffet.gov.rw/updates/news-details/an-opening-speech-by-minister-louise-mushikiwabo-at-the-african-peer-review-mechanism-15th-anniversary-launch-event/ Opening speechDocs and mediaminaffet.org

## External links

https://www.africanews.com/2023/07/25/louise-mushikiwabo-to-skip-la-francophonie-games-in-kinshasa//