How Nana Kwadwo Osei Nyarko ’26 Is Building 1NRI, a Faith-Based Apparel Brand

With graduation approaching, Nana Kwadwo Osei Nyarko ’26 is preparing to give full attention to 1NRI, a venture he has been building alongside his degree at Ashesi University. 

Last year, Nyarko, a Management Information Systems major, generated more than GHS 250,000 in revenue through 1NRI, his faith-based apparel brand. He believes the business can go much further. 

“I trust that this year, we’ll do over a million cedis in revenue,” he says. “I know if I have more time to pay attention to this, I’ll crack that code.” 

As a teenager, Nyarko was drawn to streetwear brands that sold identity as much as product. He wanted to create something with that same appeal in the Christian space, but what he saw on the market felt uninspired. 

“I didn’t see anything that was to my taste,” he says. 

That early instinct became 1NRI — a brand that blends streetwear aesthetics with expressions of Christian faith. Produced in Accra and run from Ashesi, it has grown beyond campus to reach customers across Ghana and in the UK and the US.  

Over time, 1NRI became harder to treat as a side project. Demand grew. The business expanded. And the questions became more serious. 

“As the years have gone by, I see myself more as a full-time founder and a part-time student,” Nyarko says. “Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but if your idea is really powerful and strong, why are you part-timing it?”  

As part of the first cohort of the Ashesi Center for Entrepreneurship’s Student Incubator, Nyarko has had to look beyond the product and think more rigorously about how 1NRI works as a business. 

Working with his coach, Clara Pinkrah-Sam, Founder and Creative Director of Clatural, he has been pushed to think more intentionally about pricing, production, and the infrastructure required to grow a fashion brand sustainably. That shift has sharpened the questions he is asking: what production at scale could look like, how much control the business needs, and what systems must sit underneath the brand if growth is to last. 

“Clara has definitely challenged me to think in a more granular way,” Nyarko shared. “I’m thinking more about manufacturing and vertical integration and infrastructure because I struggle with infrastructure. And I’m sure other clothing brands do as well.” 

Nyarko’s ambition for the next phase of 1NRI is clear: to build a fashion business with the infrastructure to support real scale.  “Whatever I build in the fashion space has to get to Zara level,” he says. “Huge scale. Huge infrastructure.”  

Like many ventures, 1NRI’s growth has come with pressure, from financial losses to long hours and difficult decisions that do not show up in revenue figures. His time at Ashesi has shaped that journey in many practical ways and through the Student Incubator.  

What started as a student side project is now operating like something more serious: a venture with real demand, a founder with scale on his mind, and a business being tested more deliberately for growth. 

World Health Organization African Region and Ashesi University Launch Cohort 7 of Health Leadership Program

The World Health Organization African Region (WHO AFRO), in partnership with Ashesi University, has launched the seventh cohort of the Pathways to Leadership for Health Transformation in Africa (PLHTA) Program. Since its inception, the program has brought together senior health officials from Ghana and across Africa. The initiative equips participants not only with management skills but also with self-awareness and the capacity to drive meaningful institutional change.

The program helps participants develop a deeper understanding of themselves as leaders, including their strengths, blind spots, and ability to lead lasting change within their institutions.

Cohort Seven welcomed forty heads of health institutions from public service organisations, regulatory bodies, teaching hospitals, and faith-based health entities operating under the mandate of the Ministry of Health.

Before the in-person sessions, participants complete a StrengthsFinder Assessment, a Learning Needs Assessment, and a virtual orientation. They then convene for a five-day intensive workshop. During the program, participants explore interconnected areas including self-leadership, team leadership, systems thinking, emotional intelligence, appreciative leadership, and ethical practice. Each stage of the experience is designed to help participants develop a personal Leadership Transformation Plan.

Cohort Seven also introduces two major initiatives: an externally led Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) phase and the PLHTA Alumni Network. The M&E phase will assess the program’s impact across all six previous cohorts by documenting shifts in leadership competency, institutional outcomes, and participant experiences. The process will also produce a reusable evaluation framework for future leadership programs.

The PLHTA Alumni Network, launched on March 30, 2026, at Ashesi University, brought together past participants alongside senior representatives from the WHO AFRO, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and Ghana’s Ministry of Health for a day of keynote addresses, storytelling, and community building. The network reflects a growing recognition that the work of transforming health systems does not end when a cohort graduates. It continues in every meeting room, policy decision, and team that a PLHTA leader goes on to shape.

Microsoft Competition at Ashesi Showcases Student-Led AI Solutions Across Sectors

Team 5’s Accra-Flow, a smart system designed to alleviate traffic congestion and improve urban resilience in Greater Accra, was adjudged the overall best project at the Ashesi Microsoft Case Study Competition. Padi, a personalized multimodal AI tutor for university students, secured Team 2 the Impact Award. This award recognized the team that demonstrated the strongest balance between impact and feasibility. 

Bringing together students from multiple disciplines, the competition required participants to identify pressing real-world problems and develop solutions leveraging Microsoft AI tools. The focus areas spanned youth employment and small business growth, primary healthcare access, agricultural supply chain resilience, education quality and access, and urbanization and infrastructure resilience. 

With many drivers choosing routes without real-time traffic information, and traffic lights treating all vehicles the same regardless of how many people they carry, commuting in Accra often becomes slow and unpredictable. This leads to unnecessary congestion and longer travel times for everyone on the road.
Accra-Flow was proposed to tackle this by giving drivers live traffic updates, allowing traffic lights to prioritize vehicles like minibuses that carry more passengers, and providing commuters with more reliable travel time estimates. It works through smart roadside cameras that analyze traffic while protecting privacy, intelligent traffic lights that learn and coordinate with each other, and simple USSD alerts that communicate this information to commuters. 

For Team 2, the starting point was the growing gap in personalized academic support for university students in Ghana. Their solution, Padi, delivers lessons in multiple formats—visual, audio, video, and text—tailored to individual learning preferences. Following a short onboarding process, the system adapts content and explanations to suit each student, revisiting concepts in different ways until mastery is achieved. In doing so, it moves beyond the limitations of one-size-fits-all teaching models. 

AJC Ruling on Theft

On Friday, April 24th, 2026, the Ashesi Judicial Council (AJC) heard and deliberated on a case involving the unauthorized use of a student’s bank card for online payments.

 Background to the case:

Bank card details that had been shared in confidence for a specific transaction were subsequently used over an extended period for purposes the owner had not authorized and did not know about. When questioned, the accused denied any involvement. As a result, the complainant contacted the Dean of Student & Community Affair’s Office for guidance on retrieving the lost funds and helping investigate the breach. A subsequent audit by Ashesi’s I.T Office uncovered evidence that the accused had indeed used the card for an unauthorized subscription. The matter was submitted to the AJC for adjudication.

At the hearing:

The committee discovered the following:

  1. The accused used the complainant’s name and card details to register and subscribe to several online services without authorization. The evidence on this was clear and uncontested by the documentation reviewed by the Committee.
  2. The unauthorized use had a significant financial impact on the complainant.
  3. By denying the unauthorized use rather than acknowledging it, the accused placed the burden of financial recovery on the complainant, who had to contact subscription vendors directly to seek refunds and explain the breach.
  4. During the hearing, the accused continued to deny the allegations.

The AJC deliberated on the following infractions of policies in the Student Handbook:

  • Theft is a crime under the Criminal Code of Ghana and is abhorrent to the Ashesi community as it erodes the trust among community members. Students who are found to have stolen property (or attempted to) from members of the University community are subject to an AJC hearing which could lead to dismissal. (Section 9.4)
  • A student should not knowingly provide false information or make misrepresentation to any University office. (Section 9.2)
  • Ashesi University, its students, and its professional associations will not in any way condone cheating, lying, or any other misrepresentations. Moreover, anyone who willingly conceals these activities will be considered accomplices and equally culpable. (Section 7.5)

 Verdict & Recommendations

After carefully reviewing all the facts of the case, the AJC concluded that the student is guilty of theft and lying and considers the nature of the breach of trust as grave, given that it involved the deliberate exploitation of a peer’s trust and kindness over an extended period. The student is therefore expelled from the university with immediate effect.

 The Committee further advises that:

  1. Trust extended for any purpose should be treated as sacrosanct. When a peer or anyone helps you in a moment of need, honoring that trust is the most basic form of integrity in our community.
  2. Students must be aware of the importance of safeguarding access to their sensitive information. Bank cards, passwords, and account details are personal. Even in moments of genuine need, find ways to transact that don’t require handing over ongoing access.
  3. The principles at stake here (honesty, respect for what belongs to others, accountability when confronted) are the same principles that anchor our community of trust.

 Our code of ethics is central to our mission: to educate a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders in Africa, and to cultivate the critical thinking skills, concern for others, and courage it will take to strengthen a continent. This code applies to all of us, in every circumstance.

Kwabena Owusu-Adjei ’10 Named Commencement 2026 Guest Speaker

Kwabena Owusu-Adjei, Co-Founder and Managing Partner ThirdWay Capital will be the Guest Speaker for Ashesi’s Class of 2026 Commencement Ceremony. An alumnus, Owusu-Adjei has since built a career spanning global finance, investment, and infrastructure development. His work sits at the intersection of capital and purpose, deploying patient capital and technical support to build companies that not only generate strong returns, but also expand economic opportunity for thousands across Africa.

He started his career at General Electric, where he was selected for the firm’s prestigious Financial Management Program and took on assignments of increasing responsibility across the United States, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and the UAE, including with Mubadala GE Capital, a joint venture between GE and one of the UAE’s largest sovereign wealth funds.

He later returned to Ghana to lead principal investing for GE’s infrastructure project finance business in West Africa, helping to raise over $400 million in equity and debt to support the development of more than one gigawatt worth of power projects. He went on to join Rendeavour, Africa’s largest urban land developer, where he supported the development and financing of large-scale urban development projects in Ghana, before moving to Aker Ghana Investment Company as the Senior Investment Officer.

At ThirdWay Capital, he serves as Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, motivated by a desire to see his skills, experience, and network catalyze the growth of high-impact small and medium-sized enterprises across Africa. He now works to identify and support ambitious businesses in sectors critical to the continent’s future, providing not only patient capital, but also strategic guidance and hands-on support to help them scale sustainably. ThirdWay Capital’s portfolio companies have created over 1,000 direct jobs and generate more than GHS 150 million in annual revenue.

In addition to his work at ThirdWay Capital, Owusu-Adjei also serves on the boards of several leading businesses, including Ethical Apparel Africa, one of Ghana’s largest apparel manufacturers, and Fairafric AG, the country’s largest exporter of finished chocolate products. He also sits on the board of Ziwani, a pan-African community of faith-driven business leaders, and is a co-founder of Kenten, a retail concept store based in Accra that celebrates craftsmanship, culture, and contemporary African design.

Owusu-Adjei is a husband and a proud father to two beautiful daughters, Tendai Korieh and Aya Lelise.

Meet Huda Suleman’29: Ghana’s Top WASSCE Candidate Now at Ashesi

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has named Ashesi student, Huda Suglo Suleman’29, as the overall best candidate for the 2025 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Ghana. In addition, she was adjudged the best candidate for the General Arts Program. 

A former student of Legacy Girls College, Suleman was inspired by one of her seniors, who was named the best WASSCE candidate in the General Arts program the previous year. “That really motivated me, although at a point I felt being one of the best candidates for my WASSCE was unattainable,” she admitted. “Regardless, I really studied hard, always seeing myself as competition so I could always do better than what I’ve done.” 

Recounting receiving the news, she shared, “I thought it was a joke; but when I found out that it was the truth, I was really happy.” 

In high school, Suleman was a member of the Debate, Public Speaking, and Performing Arts Clubs. She was also engaged in the Writing Society and the Model United Nations Club, while serving in several prefectorial positions.  She also participated in the Geography and Kangaroo Math Olympiad, where she won a bronze medal in Geography and earned a special mention in Mathematics.   

Coming into Ashesi, she describes the place as one “that allows you to grow”. She appreciates the community’s warmth and friendliness, as well as its strong emphasis on ethical leadership and care for others. 

“There are a lot opportunities that students can leverage including study abroad opportunities and many club activities that help to make one well rounded.”  

Already, Suleman has fully immersed herself in the community serving as a Judicial and Electoral Envoy as part of the Ashesi Students’ Council. She is also eager to further develop her interpersonal skills as part of her Ashesi experience. 

Currently pursuing a degree in Mechatronic Engineering, Suleman aspires to become an aerospace engineer.

Remarks by Patrick Awuah at Ashesi’s Rwanda Genocide Memorial Unveiling

Thank you very much, Honorable Minister of Education, Your Excellency, Major General. It’s such an honor for us to host this occasion here at Ashesi University.
During our 30th anniversary celebration at Ashesi, I shared publicly for the first time that a major reason I decided to leave Microsoft and return to Africa was that the Rwandan genocide happened while I was at the company.
As an African who had immigrated to the United States and was working in the tech industry, I had fully intended to stay. Then this horror unfolded in Rwanda. The vice president of the unit I worked in, Mike Murray, started a fundraising campaign to support the people of Rwanda, and I contributed. Until then, I had only made donations to my alma mater, Swarthmore College. That moment left a deep impression on me.
Shortly after, my son was born. I found myself raising an African child in Seattle and reflecting on how events in Africa affect people of African descent everywhere. Even if I stayed in the United States, the negative stories coming out of Africa—from Rwanda, Somalia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia—shaped how all people of African descent were perceived. It became clear to me that we needed to change that narrative, and that those of us who had opportunities had a responsibility to be part of that change.
So, I eventually left Microsoft and returned to establish Ashesi University—a leadership institution for the continent.
Through my work with Ashesi, I later visited Rwanda for the first time, attending conferences and meetings. I remember visiting the museum dedicated to the campaign against the genocide. As I walked through it, I came across an exhibit about General Anyidoho and his contingent, and what they had done. Until that moment, I did not know that story.
We all knew about President Kagame and his troops, who brought the atrocity to an end and went on to lead efforts in truth and reconciliation and in rebuilding a nation in remarkable ways. But I had not known that a Ghanaian soldier and his troops had played such a critical role.
I left that exhibit thinking: we do not tell our stories of heroism enough. We do not tell the stories of courage, of forgiveness, of peacebuilding.
For me, having this monument and commemoration here is a profound honor. It represents the very beginning—the moment that awakened me to the work I am doing today.
To have a monument that celebrates the best of leadership, courage, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the protection of human rights—I cannot think of a more fitting first memorial for this campus.
I would like to thank you, Madam High Commissioner, for your partnership. And I want to assure you that Rwanda will always have a home in our hearts and on our campus.
We are proud to have many Rwandan students here. They enrich the Ashesi community in meaningful ways. Today, we also have students pursuing their master’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon University Africa in Kigali.
It is inspiring to see this bond continue to grow. We are also actively engaging with the African School of Governance to explore opportunities for collaboration across multiple areas.
Because having these bright, shining examples for our continent matters.
On that note, I would like to thank you all for being here. Thank you, General Anyidoho, for your service. And thank you, Honorable Minister and Your Excellency, for joining us.
Welcome.

Remarks by Rwandan Student Representative Rachel Irakoze ’27, at Ashesi’s Rwanda Genocide Memorial Unveiling

Good afternoon distinguished guests,

On behalf of the Rwandan Community at Ashesi University, I extend a warm welcome and sincere appreciation to all of you for joining us on this important occasion.

Today, we gather to commemorate the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. We come together not only to remember the lives lost, but to honor the humanity behind each life stories that was interrupted, families that were forever changed, and futures that were never fully realised.

For us as Rwandan students, remembrance is deeply personal. It is not confined to a single day or event; it is something we carry with us in our history, in our identity, and in the choices we make as we move forward.

This is why today holds particular significance. It is especially meaningful that this is the first genocide memorial monument to be established on a university campus in Africa outside of Rwanda. This reflects a powerful commitment from Ashesi to ensuring that remembrance is not separated from education, but rather integrated into it. It affirms that institutions of learning also have a role in shaping values, preserving truth, and nurturing responsible global citizens.

For us, as members of the Rwandan community at Ashesi, this monument represents recognition, solidarity, and belonging. It acknowledges our history and honors the lives of those we remember today.

At the same time, it stands as a tribute to those who demonstrated courage and solidarity during Rwanda’s darkest period, including Major General Henry Kwami Anyidoho and the UNAMIR contingent. Their presence and actions remain an enduring reminder of humanity in the face of adversity.

To Ashesi University, we express our deepest gratitude for creating and sustaining this space of remembrance. Your commitment reflects values that extend beyond the classroom and into the shared responsibility we all carry as members of a global community.

To our distinguished guests, your presence today is a meaningful expression of solidarity, and we are truly grateful.

Twenty Teams, Seventeen Weeks: Center For Entrepreneurship Welcomes First Student Incubator Cohort

The Center for Entrepreneurship has launched the Ashesi Student Incubator, bringing together 20 student teams for a 17-week journey from project to a validated, early-stage operational venture. 

The program organized across two tracks — Open Innovation and Agribusiness — is designed to help students move promising projects toward more viable businesses through disciplined testing, structured coaching, and milestone-based venture development. Both tracks follow the same progression: Minimum Viable Product(MVP) development and early validation, pilot readiness, traction and unit economics, and scale readiness and founder operational capacity. 

The first cohort is supported by four venture coaches with direct operator experience:

  • Freda Obeng-Ampofo — Founder & CEO, KAEME
  • Clara Pinkrah-Sam — Founder & Creative Director, Clatural
  • Emmanuel Ampadu Jnr — Chief Operating Officer, Pure and Just Co. Ltd (Yvaya Farm)
  • Nana Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh — Co-Founder & CEO, GrowForMe 

“For Finora Cash, we’re at a critical stage between early validation and scale, and joining the incubator will provide the strategic support needed to refine our product, strengthen automation, and build strong foundations for growth,” shared Founder,Trueman Mabumbo ‘26. “Through access to partners, funders, and market-relevant advisors, we expect to accelerate our development and deliver a financial tool that truly fits how young people manage money.”

“Through this pilot of the Ashesi Student Incubator, we aim to support students in building ventures that are viable, grounded in ethical and sustainable practices, and focused on solving real-world problems with measurable impact,” said Jessica Boifio, Associate Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship.  

Could a low-cost autonomous vehicle help tackle the problem of plastic waste in urban waterways?

Across many parts of the developing world, overstretched waste management systems mean that plastics frequently end up in drains, rivers, and lagoons. Over time, these materials pollute ecosystems, threaten marine life, and disrupt the livelihoods of communities that depend on these water bodies.

At Ashesi University, the Aquabot research project, being undertaken by Dr. Stephen K. Armah, Joseph Kwabena Fosu Okyere, Gabriel M. Owusu and Peter Lawerh Kwao is exploring how technology might offer a response.  The initiative focuses on designing and developing a low-cost Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) capable of detecting and collecting floating plastic waste from water bodies.

The vehicle is powered by a compact computer, the Raspberry Pi 4, which serves as the system’s central processing unit. Chosen for its processing capacity and ability to run lightweight object-detection models; the device also supports connections to several external components required for the system operation. In effect, it coordinates communication between the sensors and other hardware installed on the vehicle. These components include a camera, a Global Positioning System (GPS), and ultrasonic sensors that help the vehicle observe the water surface, identify plastic waste, detect obstacles, and navigate safely.

Before constructing the prototype, a simulation exercise was conducted to test the design. The results showed that the vehicle displaced only a small volume of water, suggesting it would remain buoyant and stable during operation. The simulations also indicated that the combined weight of the vehicle and its electronic components would not compromise the system’s structural integrity.

 

Remarks by General Henry Kwami Anyidoho (RTD) at Ashesi’s Rwanda Genocide Memorial Unveiling

The Hon Minister of Education of Rwanda,

The Chairman of the Ashesi University Council,

The Founder & President of the University,

Her Excellency, the High Commissioner of Rwanda to Ghana,

Respectable Traditional Leaders,

The Staff and Students of the University,

The Rwanda community in Ghana,

Serving Military Personnel,

Rwanda Veterans and their families,

Invited Guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

Let me first thank the President of the University for the invitation to this important ceremony. I do so on behalf of the Ghanaian contingent as part of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Rwanda in 1994 when the genocide took place.

On May 17, 2024, I participated in one of the events commemorating the 30th anniversary of the genocide against the TUTSI at this very University. In my brief remarks on that day, I stated that more than the role I played as a person and the Contingent commander, the Ghana contingent succeeded in doing what we did because of the exceptional roles each member of the contingent played. I stand by that same statement today.

On that occasion, the President, Dr. Patrick Awuah, in his remarks, informed the gathering that events in Rwanda during the genocide, touched his conscience so much that he took a decision to move from the United States of America, where he was gainfully employed, back to Africa to help in establishing an institution that could help Africans get out of the woods. Whilst back in Africa and busily building this very university, he visited Rwanda and received a briefing from authoritative sources as to the positive contributions of the Ghanaian Contingent during those horrifying days in Rwanda. He made up his mind that our contributions should not go unrecognized.

He followed up by appealing to the Governing Council of the University and subsequently received approval for the construction of a monument at the University in recognition of what the Ghanaian Contingent stood for and their sacrifices in the course of humanity in Rwanda. I was taken by total surprise! In a quiet reflection, I said to myself that after so many years, someone was coming up to do what should have been done long ago. At the end of the event, I approached Dr. Awuah, whom I was meeting for the first time, and thanked him for his positive ideas and actions to give us recognition. The practical demonstration of Dr. Patrick Awuah’s dreams is what we are witnessing today.

Dr. Patrick Awuah, thank you so much for all your efforts, and we ask for God’s continuous guidance and protection for you. May Africa be blessed with citizens of your caliber. Through the grace of God, one of my grandsons is a student in this unique institution

As it would be recalled, at the peak of that horrifying event, the United Nations in New York was contemplating the decision to close its mission in Rwanda. I said to myself as an African General playing a leadership role on that mission, we could not turn our backs on Rwanda. To quote from my Book, Guns Over Kigali, I described the situation as “That was the period that the Rwandese needed us most. When darkness fell over Rwanda, pylons were shattered by mortar shells and power lines were cut, the people became numb from the shock of war; death no longer meant anything to them. The militia went on the rampage and massacred in the hundreds and killed in the thousands. Mutilated human bodies, charred remains of cows littered the streets as the ravenous dogs dragged dead bodies from one side of the road to the other until the flesh peeled from the bones. The sight of the carnage and the wanton destruction around us so dazed our senses.”

I therefore sought and obtained approval from the Government of Ghana to retain a residual Force in Rwanda to try and address the security situation as much as we could. With the help of God, we saved as many lives as possible and created humanitarian corridors. Some members of the Contingent paid the ultimate price during our operations in Rwanda. And as the years go by, some of our colleagues sadly have not lived long enough to see this day, but the honor is to their families.

Ashesi Unveils Rwandan Genocide Memorial Honoring Victims and Ghanaian Peacekeepers

On Friday, April 10, Ashesi University unveiled a monument on campus in memory of the victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda and in honor of the Ghanaian peacekeepers who stayed to save lives during the genocide. The memorial is the first on an African university campus outside Rwanda, and the first monument dedicated to the Ghanaian soldiers who remained in Kigali when much of the world withdrew.

The unveiling ceremony was part of this year’s Kwibuka, which is the annual commemoration of the genocide. It brought together members of the Rwandan community in Ghana, military officers from the Ghana Armed Forces Corps of Signals, and family and friends of Major General Henry Kwami Anyidoho (RTD), Deputy Force Commander of the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) who led the Ghanaian peacekeeping contingent in 1994.

University President Patrick Awuah noted that the genocide had a profound influence on his decision to return to Africa. Witnessing the tragedy and seeing efforts by colleagues to rally support for victims, while living in the US, made him realize the need for Africans to play an active role in changing negative narratives about the continent. He further encouraged Ghanaians to do more to tell their own stories, particularly those that highlight courageous leadership.

A Moment of Complete Surprise
Speaking at the event, Major General Anyidoho offered a firsthand account of the decision to retain a Ghanaian residual force in Rwanda as the UN considered withdrawing its mission entirely. Drawing from his book Guns Over Kigali, he described the streets of Kigali at the height of the genocide, and the conviction that drove him to seek approval from the Government of Ghana to stay.

“The militia went on the rampage and massacred in the hundreds and killed in the thousands,” he told the gathering, quoting from his memoir Guns Over Kigali. “That was the period that the Rwandese needed us most. With the help of God, we saved as many lives as possible and created humanitarian corridors.“