The Long Form Podcast
An LF Media Production
The Long Form is a weekly podcast hosted by Sanny Ntayombya, featuring in-depth conversations on politics, business, sports, entertainment, arts, and culture, with a special focus on African stories and perspectives.
LF Media is a Rwanda-based podcast production company building Africa’s podcast network through world-class storytelling, production, and partnerships.
New episodes every week.
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Episodes
168 episodes
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 indu...
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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...
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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 A...
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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 Ea...
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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, M...
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- ...
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 wor...
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 convers...
Tara Fela-Durotoye | How to Build a Business That Outlives You
Why do so many African businesses collapse after their founders leave? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, I sit down with Tara Fela-Durotoye, founder of House of Tara International and one of Africa's most influential entrepreneurs, to e...
Tresor Gashonga | From RWF 1.4 Million to Hundreds of Millions in Revenue
Can a young African build real wealth without wealthy parents, political connections, or millions in startup capital? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, I sit down with Tresor Gashonga, Founder and CEO of Incuti Foods, one of...
Dr. Alphonse Muleefu | DR Congo v. Rwanda: Self-Defence, Sovereignty & International Law
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has filed a new case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice, accusing Kigali of violating its sovereignty and committing serious breaches of international law. But what does the law actually sa...
Paradis Nishimwe Imfura | Building a Multi-Billion Franc Manufacturing Business in Rwanda
How do you build a multi-billion-franc company starting with just 300,000 Rwandan francs? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, entrepreneur and Wood Habitat founder Paradis Nishimwe Imfura shares the complete story of building ...
Tharcisse Karugarama | The Origins of RANU, the RPF & Rwanda’s Refugee Struggle
Before the RPF liberation struggle, before 1990, and before Rwanda’s transformation, there was RANU (Rwandese Alliance for National Unity) — a small underground movement created by Rwandan refugees living in exile.In this episode of The ...
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Tayo Aina | Travel, Passports & Building a Global African Brand
What does it really take to build a global career from Africa? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and YouTube creator Tayo Aina reflects on a decade of traveling across Africa and the world, documenti...
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David Ponte | Who Owns African Music in the Streaming Era?
African music has never been more popular. Afrobeats, Amapiano, and other African sounds are reaching audiences across the world, generating billions of streams and reshaping global culture. But who is really benefiting? In this epi...
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Angelo Izama | Uganda's Growing Pressure Cooker: Youth, Oil & the Future
Uganda is often described as a country full of potential. But beneath the optimism, many Ugandans are navigating rising costs, economic pressure, uncertainty, and growing skepticism about the future. In this episode of The Long ...
Dr. Lawrence Muganga | Banyarwanda Identity, Belonging & Education in Uganda
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Dr. Lawrence Muganga discusses identity, belonging, education, and the future of Uganda. From his childhood selling rabbits to becoming Vice Chancellor of Victoria University and later being...
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Ethnicity, Media & the Search for an East African Identity | Marcus Kwikiriza
What does it actually mean to be East African?In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Marcus Kwikiriza reflects on living and working across Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, and why the dream of an integrated East Africa remains mor...
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Fred Rwigema, the RPF, the NRM & East Africa’s Revolutionary Generation | Maj. Okwir Rabwoni
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Okwir Rabwoni reflects on a life shaped by revolution, ideology, and war across East Africa. After leaving school at 17 to join the National Resistance Army, Rabwoni trained in Libya and Cub...
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Uganda, Rwanda, Congo & the Crisis of Global Power | Dr. Adonia Ayebare
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Dr. Adonia Ayebare discusses the hidden diplomacy behind the Uganda–Rwanda fallout, regional security in eastern Congo, and the future of Africa in an increasingly unstable global order. As ...
How Isabelle Kamariza Changed Hospital Nutrition in Rwanda | Solid’Africa
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Isabelle Kamariza shares the story behind Solid'Africa and the hidden crisis she discovered in Rwanda’s public hospitals: vulnerable patients going without food. What began in 2010 as a smal...
Before the War: Kagame, Rwigema & Rwanda’s Untold Stories | Capt. Mike Mukula
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Ugandan veteran politician and NRM stalwart Captain Mike Mukula shares a rare insider perspective on the events that shaped modern Rwanda and East Africa. From his early interactions with Pa...
The Cost of Telling the Truth: Journalism, Pressure & Power in Uganda | Canary Mugume
In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, investigative journalist Canary Mugume of NBS Television opens up about the reality of journalism in Uganda and Africa today. From reporting on powerful political figures to navigating publi...
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Trying to Enter Politics in Rwanda: Reality vs Expectation | Jessy Mugisha
This episode of The Long Form Podcast explores what it really takes to enter politics in Rwanda. Jessy Mugisha, a young independent parliamentary aspirant and businessman, shares his experience attempting to run in the 2024 elections and what h...
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Rwanda, DRC & M23: Understanding the Real Endgame Behind the Conflict | Gatete Ruhumuliza
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is often simplified into a story of aggressors and victims — but the reality is far more complex. In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, Gatete Nyiringabo Ruhumuliza brea...
