Augustin Matata Ponyo

“Justice can help reduce sexual violence: bringing to justice those soldiers responsible for sexual violence discourages other soldiers from committing such crimes.”

“We are running a very strong and ongoing marketing campaign to get families to send their children to school, particularly girls.”

“We're trying to bring improved seeds to rural villages to increase yields. We're also trying to improve the roads to make it easier for people to get their produce to the market.”

“The development agenda is not a straightforward one; it's a process with serious hurdles, but it's a path we've chosen to go down.”

“I'm convinced the question of development is mainly an issue of governance and leadership.”

“I have been busy working in order to make agriculture a priority sector not on a small scale, but into an agro-based industry.”