Editor,"Only a man of unusual courage, strong conviction, uncompromising integrity and selflessness” – this isn’t a description of job requirements; it is the essence of the only kind of leader we must have.

Other than the incumbent, do we have many of these in our midst? I certainly and fervently hope so. Given our specific situation at this particular point in our nation’s history, we can’t afford anything less.Mwene Kalinda, Kigali, RwandaReation to the story, "No democracy without development – Kagame”, (The Sunday Times, April 21)