The Long Form Podcast

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The Long Form Podcast episodes

October 26 Why Marriages Fail: Divorce, Faith, Children & Starting Over | Barbara Umuhoza
Why do marriages fail, and can you truly rebuild your life after divorce?
This week on The Long Form Podcast, Barbara Umuhoza, CEO of the Rwanda Bar Association, Christian leader at Zion Temple, author and mother of two boys, shares her deeply personal experience of divorce after ten years of marriage.
Drawing from her book, The Comeback: Surviving Divorce & Thriving After, Barbara discusses heartbreak, shame, faith, single motherhood, choosing the right spouse, and the lessons she wishes she had understood before marriage. We explore Rwanda's rising divorce cases, the emotional impact of separation on children, the pressures of divorce within Christian communities, and whether unhappy couples should stay together or walk away.
Would Barbara ever marry again? Can divorced parents raise children who still believe in marriage? And what happens when the God you prayed to doesn't save the marriage you fought to keep?
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2 hr 21 min
October 19 The Congo War Explained: M23, Rwanda, Goma and the Battle for the Truth | Dr. Bojana Coulibaly
What is really happening in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and how much of what we hear about the Congo war reflects the reality on the ground?
This week on The Long Form Podcast, Dr. Bojana Coulibaly, a researcher in critical discourse and conflict analysis at the Kivu Research Institute in Goma, joins us for a conversation about AFC/M23, Rwanda, and the competing narratives shaping international understanding of the conflict.
Drawing on her visits to M23-controlled territory, including Goma and recruitment centres, Dr. Coulibaly discusses daily life under rebel control, why young people join armed movements, the role of women in AFC/M23, and the importance of Rubaya's mineral resources.
We also examine propaganda, the language of war, the relationship between Rwanda and the DRC, and the political narratives surrounding the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Who controls the story of the Congo war, and what are we missing?
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2 hr 9 min
October 12 Rosette Rugamba | The Woman Who Helped Transform Rwanda's Tourism Industry
How did Rwanda become one of Africa’s most recognised luxury tourism destinations?
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Sanny Ntayombya sits down with Rosette Chantal Rugamba, a pioneer of Rwanda’s tourism and conservation industry, to explore the remarkable story behind its transformation.
From growing up in Uganda to leaving British Airways in 2003 to lead Rwanda’s tourism sector, Rosette shares the risks, decisions and challenges that shaped her career. She reveals how Rwanda developed its national parks, launched the globally recognised Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony, and positioned itself as a destination for luxury travel and gorilla trekking. Rosette also discusses leaving government to establish Songa Africa, investing in Icyayi Songa Lodge near Nyungwe National Park, and the realities of building a luxury tourism business in Africa.
Finally, she shares practical advice for young African entrepreneurs hoping to succeed in tourism, hospitality and conservation.
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2 hr 7 min
October 05 Why Are So Many Rwandans Getting Divorced? | Moise Nkundabarashi
Why are more Rwandan marriages ending in divorce?
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Sanny Ntayombya sits down with Moise Nkundabarashi, President of the Rwanda Bar Association and partner at Trust Law Chambers, to understand what is happening inside Rwandan marriages.
Drawing on his experience as a lawyer handling divorce and family disputes, Moise discusses the most common causes of divorce in Rwanda, whether husbands or wives are more likely to initiate proceedings, and whether rising divorce rates are necessarily a bad thing. We explore how couples can divorce without destroying each other emotionally or financially, the impact of divorce on children, and the mistakes people make when marriages become hostile.
He also discuss prenuptial agreements in Rwanda, matrimonial property, financial abuse during divorce, stay-at-home spouses, and what every young Rwandan should understand about marriage, money and property before saying “I do.”
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1 hr 30 min
September 14 Amb. Fred Gateretse-Ngoga | Burundi, DR Congo & Why Africa Cannot Find Peace
Ambassador Fred Gateretse-Ngoga spent 17 years at the African Union working on some of Africa's most difficult peace and security challenges.
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, recorded shortly before his departure from the AU Commission, Fred sits down with Sanny Ntayombya for a candid conversation about Burundi, Rwanda, eastern DRC and the future of peace in Africa.
He discusses his controversial public criticism of discrimination against Burundi's Tutsi community, whether ethnic power-sharing created lasting stability, and what Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo misunderstand about each other.
They debate whether wars can sometimes be resolved through military victory, the M23 and FDLR question, growing Afrophobia and xenophobia across Africa, and why conflicts continue to proliferate despite decades of African Union peacebuilding.
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1 hr 22 min
September 07 Why Some African Countries Become Prosperous — And Others Don’t | Sandeep Khapre
Why do some countries become prosperous while others remain trapped in poverty? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Sanny Ntayombya sits down with Sandeep Khapre, Regional CEO of BDO East Africa, to examine what it will really take for East Africa to become wealthy.
Sandeep explains what investors actually look for before putting money into African countries, where governments get economic development wrong, and whether Africa is building genuinely productive economies.
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1 hr 47 min
August 31 Is Kigali’s Property Boom a Bubble? The American Investor Betting Millions on Rwanda | Jonathan Shafer
Why are Kigali house prices rising, why is electricity in Rwanda still expensive, and why would an American investor bet millions on Rwanda?
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Sanny Ntayombya sits down with Jonathan Shafer, Managing Director of Fortis Green, to discuss investing in Rwanda and Africa. They explore Kigali’s booming real estate market, whether Rwanda is experiencing a property bubble, housing affordability, mortgages and the future of property prices. Jonathan also explains Rwanda’s electricity costs, renewable energy, private power generation, and whether the country can produce enough affordable energy to compete for AI infrastructure and data centres.
Finally, they discuss foreign investment, the risks of investing in Africa and why Jonathan continues to bet on Rwanda’s future.
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1 hr 46 min
August 24 Tuma Basa | From Zaire to Jay-Z, Kanye, Burna Boy & the Top of the Music Industry
How does a Rwandan child born in Zaire end up working with some of the biggest names in global music?
On this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Sanny Ntayombya sits down with legendary music executive Tumaini Basaninyenzi- better known as 'Tuma Basa' whose extraordinary career has taken him from BET and MTV to REVOLT, Spotify and YouTube, where he most recently served as Director of Black Music & Culture.
Tuma shares his journey from Lubumbashi and a Rwandan family to the heart of the American music industry; what he learned from encounters with figures including Wyclef Jean, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Burna Boy, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Paul Rusesabagina; how artists actually become global superstars; why talent alone isn't enough; and what fame looks like from inside the room.
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2 hr 21 min
August 17 Is Your Job Safe From AI? What the AI Revolution Means for Africa | Carl Mabuka
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, we sit down with Carl Mabuka, AI strategist, technology leader and Head of Business & AI at Global Kwik Koders, to examine whether AI will destroy jobs or create new opportunities, which African workers and industries are most vulnerable, and what ordinary people can do now to prepare.
This is a conversation about AI in Africa, the future of work, jobs, technology, economic development and whether Africa can turn one of the biggest technological disruptions in history into an opportunity rather than another revolution it watches from the sidelines.
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Produced by LF Media
1 hr 43 min
August 10 Jones Kizihira | The Great Electric Vehicle Gamble: Can Africa Really Abandon Diesel?
Africa is rapidly embracing electric mobility, but can electric vehicles really transform how Africans move?
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, we sit down with Jones Kizihira, Managing Director of BasiGo Rwanda, for a deep conversation about electric buses, EV adoption, public transport and the future of African cities.
We explore why electric buses can be cheaper than diesel over their lifetime yet remain difficult for transport operators to adopt; whether Africa has the charging infrastructure, financing and technical capacity required for mass electrification.
This conversation asks a bigger question: as Africa's cities grow, should we simply electrify the vehicles we already have—or completely rethink how Africans move, work and live?
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Produced by LF Media
1 hr 26 min

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