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The Long Form Podcast — 148 episodes

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1

How Isabelle Kamariza Changed Hospital Nutrition in Rwanda | Solid’Africa

2

Before the War: Kagame, Rwigema & Rwanda’s Untold Stories | Capt. Mike Mukula

3

The Cost of Telling the Truth: Journalism, Pressure & Power in Uganda | Canary Mugume

4

Trying to Enter Politics in Rwanda: Reality vs Expectation | Jessy Mugisha

5

Rwanda, DRC & M23: Understanding the Real Endgame Behind the Conflict | Gatete Ruhumuliza

6

Isaac Nkusi: Why You’re Still Broke — Income, Inflation and Financial Mistakes

7

Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda: Inflation, Sanctions and Economic Growth

8

Gaël Vande Weghe: The Hidden Decline of Rwanda’s Wildlife

9

Patrick 'Salvador' Idringi: Comedy, Politics, and Meeting Museveni

10

Michael Fairbanks, CEO of Akagera Medicines: Rwanda’s $75M Gamble to Build a $2B Pharma Company

11

Rewiring the Brain? Ketamine, Psychedelics & Mental Health with Dr. Lisa Ndejuru

12

Heroin, Recovery, Uganda & Rwanda’s Addiction Crisis — Steve Khald Maridadi on Drugs, Trauma & System Failure

13

Sonia Mugabo: Creativity, Overcoming Trauma, & The Cost of Building a Fashion Brand in Rwanda

14

Cybersecurity Insider: Everything You Know About Online Security Is Wrong

15

Davido on Africa, Fame, and Why the World Only Sees Afrobeats

16

The Hidden Cost of Charcoal in Africa — with Claudia Muench

17

Joshua Baraka on Fame, Money & Longevity in African Music

18

Uganda vs Rwanda: Dr. Frederick Golooba-Mutebi on Elections, Oil Money & East Africa’s Next 15 Years

19

Andrew Mwenda Breaks His Silence on Museveni, Kagame & The Lies That Brought Them to the Brink

20

"Uganda Has Lost Its Common Sense"– David F.K Mpanga on Bad Leadership, Kampala Chaos & How We Fix It

21

NRM Must Reform or Die – Raymond Mujuni on Museveni’s Damascus Moment & Uganda’s Urban Anger

22

Alan Kasujja Breaks His Silence: BBC Exit, General Muhoozi, Uganda’s Election & The Deepfake Crisis

23

Can Love Survive AI? Rwandan Pastor Hassan Kibirango on God, Men & the Modern World

24

Building Real Wealth in Rwanda: Rwanda’s Capital Markets CEO on Why Land Alone Won’t Make You Rich

25

Are Foreign Banks Controlling Rwanda’s Future? BPR Bank CEO Patience Mutesi Responds

26

The European Hand Secretly Fueling Africa’s Deadliest War - Amb. Joseph Mutaboba Reveals ALL

27

Are Birth Control Pills REALLY Causing Brain Tumors? Rwanda’s First Female Neurosurgeon Speaks Out

28

"I Bled Internally When Fred Rwigema Died" – Dr. Emile Rwamasirabo on Exile, War and Liberation

29

Spent MILLIONS of $$$ Building a Family Home...Then Turned It Into a Luxury Hotel: Sheila Kyarisiima

30

Amjad Taha: Israel, Gaza, The Muslim Brotherhood Threat in Africa & The Truth Western Media Hides

31

Jay-Jay Okocha: The Money Lessons, Highs & Lows Behind Africa’s Greatest Football Magician

32

AI, Free Speech & Adultery in Court: Rwanda’s Top Lawyer Richard Mugisha Speaks Out

33

Russia vs Ukraine: The TRUTH Africa Must Hear | Peter Zalmayev

34

The Long Form Live: Rwanda Failing Its Boys? | Alain Numa on Masculinity, Trauma & The Future of Men

35

Why A US Developer Bet $26M on 'Brand Rwanda' | Andrew Feinstein on Kagame, Zaria Courts & Africa

36

Burundi EXPOSED: Teddy Mazina on Coup Chaos, Congo War, M23 & Evariste Ndayishimiye’s Dangerous Game

37

"Are Elite Schools Deepening Inequality in Rwanda"? | Ntare Louisenlund's Damien Vassallo Speaks Out

38

“Africa Will NEVER Develop Without Nuclear Power” – Dr. Lassina Zerbo (Ex-PM of Burkina Faso)

39

Caroline Mutoko: Africa Doesn’t Need Aid, It Needs Audacity

40

Life After Sauti Sol: Fancy Fingers on Music, Identity, Family & Africa’s Sound

41

Is African Conservation Just Neo-Colonialism in Disguise? I Kaddu Sebunya, CEO of AWF, Speaks Out

42

Fellaris Wambui on the Nairobi Protests, Kenya’s Future, The Rise of TikTok & The Demise of Radio

43

PLO Lumumba on Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Paul Kagame, M23 & Donald Trump's Disdain For African Leaders

44

Charles Onyango-Obbo on Kagame, Post-Museveni Uganda & How Congo DESTROYED the NRM-RPF Alliance

45

Rashad Bilal & Troy Millings Bring Earn Your Leisure to Rwanda: Africa, Wealth & Black Legacy

46

From Ugandan Village Life to $10M Tech CEO: Why Davis Nteziryayo is Building His Empire in Rwanda

47

He FLED Congo as a Child. Now He’s Back as Vice Governor | M23's Manzi Willy Ngarambe is DEFIANT!

48

The Mind Doctor: The ALARMING Crisis Rwandan Men Face & Kigali’s Addiction Emergency

49

Kigali Real Estate Market: Boom or Bubble? Charles Haba Drops Real Estate Truths I THE LONG FORM

50

"She ONCE WASTED Her Money"?!" Nathalie Munyampenda on Life, Politics, Sports & Rethinking Education

51

Fred Swaniker Talks Kagame, Breaking Ties with Belgium, and AI's Threat to Africa I THE LONG FORM

52

Is Rwanda Cooking the Numbers? | Ivan Murenzi on Poverty, Progress & Statistics | THE LONG FORM

53

Dr. Charles Murigande: Inside the Bizimungu Crisis, RPF Struggles & Running Against Paul Kagame

54

Kwibuka 31: Memories, Testimonies and Eye-Witness Accounts of 1994 I THE LONG FORM

55

This is HOW to get RICH in Rwanda: Pierre Celestin Rwabukumba, CEO Rwanda Stock Exchange I LONG FORM

56

Leadership Guru: These are the things RWANDAN leaders do WRONG & here is how to FIX them

57

Dr Vincent Biruta: He explains why politics is not a GAME & reveals SHOCKING details about his life

58

NFL Star Josh Doctson: Why he RETIRED from the NFL, FLED the US & moved his WHOLE family to RWANDA

59

Rutendo Matinyarare: I NEED to APOLOGIZE to President Kagame and the Rwandan people I THE LONG FORM

60

Dr Richard Sezibera: I survived my STROKE because I have a country that CARES about its PEOPLE!

61

Tshisekedi WILL be overthrown if MORE towns are taken w/ Marc Hoogsteyns, Journalist I THE LONG FORM

62

Why the BEST comedians in the world are the MOST depressed w/ Herve Kimenyi, Comedian I LONG FORM

63

How the RPF outlives President Paul Kagame w/ Wellars Gasamagera, SG, RPF-Inkotanyi I THE LONG FORM

64

The Very Best of 2024: A Year In Review I THE LONG FORM

65

"It is A LOT of PRESSURE cooking for President Paul Kagame" w/ Billy McCormick, Chef I THE LONG FORM

66

"I WALKED from BURUNDI to NAIROBI to seek my fortune" w/ Anglican Archbishop, Laurent Mbanda

67

The Gambian who REJECTED a FREE Canadian Scholarship w/ Ousman Touray, Pan-Africanist I LONG FORM

68

Rwandan Mountain Gorillas can now send mobile money w/ Jonathan Ledgard, CEO, Tehanu I THE LONG FORM

69

I survived a deadly gun and rocket attack in Iraq w/ Abdi Hassan, British Council I THE LONG FORM

70

We can SECURE your FINANCIAL FUTURE and CHANGE your life w/ Jonathan Gatera, CEO, RNIT I LONG FORM

71

How a former beauty queen built a yogurt empire from her kitchen w/ Sharon Akanyana, MD, Ishyo Foods

72

Robert Kabushenga on retiring from New Vision & President Kagame's lasting effect on him I LONG FORM

73

Why the RPF used to hold FAKE weddings in Kampala w/ Gerald Mukyenga, Businessman I THE LONG FORM

74

Ugandan Immigration makes you REGRET calling yourself a Munyarwanda w/ Brian Kabayiza I THE LONG FORM

75

Banyarwanda are considered to be Ugandans ONLY during elections w/ Frank Gashumba I THE LONG FORM

76

"How we built quality 3-bedroom homes for only $6,000" w/ Gayatri Datar, EarthEnable I THE LONG FORM

77

Lawyer Gatete Nyiringabo on surrogacy, civil society & DRC's flirtation with Akazu I THE LONG FORM

78

With Forensics Crooks Won't Survive w/ Dr. Charles Karangwa, Rwanda Forensic Institute I LONG FORM

79

Rwanda's Civil Society is Weak and Foreign Controlled w/ Annie Kairaba, Founder,RISD I THE LONG FORM

80

DRC WAR: M23 plans for Goma & how they secure returning refugees w/ Marc Hoogsteyns I THE LONG FORM

81

MOVE OVER BACARDI ! Why Rwanda is Home To The Next HOT Rum Brand w/Rohan Shah, Imizi Rum I THE LONG FORM

82

Return From Exile & Why I Believe in the Way Rwanda Does Politics w/ Maryse Mbonyumutwa, CEO Pink Mango

83

"In Hollywood, Don't Trust Anyone" w/ Eliane Umuhire, star of A Quiet Place: Day One I THE LONG FORM

84

Revealing the private President Kagame & understanding Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba's courage w/ Andrew Mwenda, I THE LONG FORM

85

"We can tell when criminals are trying to hack Irembo" w/ Israel Bimpe, Irembo CEO THE LONG FORM

86

"Genocide perpetrators sometimes plan better than us"- UN Special Advisor, Alice Wairimu Nderitu I THE LONG FORM

87

"It was my duty to defend a terrorist in court" w/ Moise Nkundabarashi, President of the Rwandan Bar Association I THE LONG FORM

88

I was shot in my spine & can’t walk but it was worth it w/ Lt (Rtd) Joseph Sabena I THE LONG FORM

89

A candid conversation with Rwanda’s candidate for WHO Africa, Dr. Richard Mihigo I THE LONG FORM

90

“CVL’s opaqueness was deliberate” w/Dr. Jack Kayonga, Group CEO, Crystal Ventures I THE LONG FORM

91

Surviving hate, exile & escaping Ruhengeri Prison in 1991 w/Eugene Rutagarama, Emaraude Kivu Resort I THE LONG FORM

92

Is Agaciro Development Fund Making the Right Moves? Fund CEO Tesi Rusagara explains | THE LONG FORM

93

Overcoming Genocide & Financial Crises w/ BNR Governor John Rwangombwa | THE LONG FORM

94

BAL, NBA and the future of elite African basketball w/Clare Akamanzi, NBA Africa CEO | THE LONG FORM

95

Meet The American Who Stayed When the World Left w/ Carl Wilkens I THE LONG FORM

96

AFCON, Formula1 and the Business of Sports/ w Sports Minister, Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju | THE LONG FORM

97

"We are not killed because we have said anything"- Green Party leader Frank Habineza | THE LONG FORM

98

Unveiling the Truth about the 'Akazu' & France's Role in Genocide w/ Andrew Wallis | THE LONG FORM

99

#Kwibuka30: Dele Olojede, Pulitzer Prize Winner, on Reporting the 1994 Tutsi Genocide | THE LONG FORM

100

#Kwibuka30: Ex-ICTR Prosecutor Dr. Charles Adeogun-Phillips on the role of churches & rape in 1994 Tutsi Genocide as well as his biggest regret I THE LONG FORM

101

Surviving Genocide: Christian Intwari, Founder of Our Past Initiative, Shares his Story | THE LONG FORM

102

Vice Chancellor Dr Didas Kayihura addresses University of Rwanda's poor global rankings & negative perceptions of its graduates I THE LONG FORM

103

Faustin Mbundu on life, secrets to business longevity & embracing Rwandan identity I THE LONG FORM

104

Ex-FDLR rebel Innocent Tuyubahe reveals DRC’s support to FDLR, what fighting against M23 was like & discusses reintegrating back into society | THE LONG FORM

105

Molson Coors VP, Eugene Ubalijoro, on breaking barriers & staying hungry I THE LONG FORM

106

Development Expert Michael Fairbanks on his personal relationship with President Paul Kagame, making locally made vaccines & what makes Rwanda work I THE LONG FORM

107

Health guru Ivan Munyegango on how to reach your 2024 fitness goals & why he hates fads like trendy '75 Hard'

108

Cycling president Samson Ndayishimiye on representing Rwanda at the Olympics, joining Ferwacy and what to expect from Tour du Rwanda 2024 | THE LONG FORM

109

Yseult P. Mukantabana on being queer, a Rwandan Jew and an anti-racism author. | THE LONG FORM

110

Dr. Frederick Golooba-Mutebi on the Banyarwanda in Uganda Question; it's origin and the future outlook

111

Unpacking RDF's Mozambique exit strategy & understanding its ability to deal with Tshisekedi's threats to invade Rwanda w/ Brig.Gen Ronald Rwivanga

112

Why high-tech, capital intensive agriculture is the best way to ensure food security w/ Christian Irakoze, CEO, Eza Neza

113

"By sheer luck I ended up getting a small role in Hotel Rwanda": Annet Uwizeye, Rwandan film producer

114

We have minerals worth $150 billion, we don't need to steal DRC's w/ Yamina Karitanyi, CEO, Rwanda Mining, Gas and Petroleum Board

115

Black American flees racism & discrimination in the US and finds herself in Rwanda w/ Jai Essence

116

Multiculturalism, migration & Rwandan national identify w/ Dr. Alphonse Muleefu, Ag. Principal, College of Arts and Social Sciences- University of Rwanda

117

Life, insecurities, family, expectations, parenthood, lost friendships and music w/ Mike Kayihura

118

The journey to building a Made-in-Rwanda clothing brand w/ Matthew Rugamba, Founder, House of Tayo

119

Understanding Human Rights Watch’s war against Rwanda's Government w/ Gatete Nyiringabo Ruhumuliza

120

Artificial Intelligence, 5G and the tech funds that Rwanda is using to drag itself into the future w/ Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation

121

Turning Rwanda’s abundant trees into gold through carbon credit trading w/ Paul Foster, Executive Director, Co2 Capital

122

Rwanda’s fight against inflation and financial instability w/ Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Rwanda

123

How government is tackling rising food prices w/ Antoine Kajangwe, Director General- Trade and Investment, MINICOM

124

Turning Rwandan terrorists into citizens: A conversation w/ Francis Musoni, Secretary General, Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission

125

DRC Update: What life is like for civilians living under the M23 rebels today w/ Marc Hoogsteyns

126

Dissecting Rwanda’s nuclear ambitions and the risks involved w/ Dr Fidele Ndahayo, CEO Rwanda Atomic Energy Board

127

REG BBC US basketballer Adonis Filer on the the state of local basketball and why Rwandan basketball teams continuously fail to impress in the BAL Finals

128

RDB CEO, Clare Akamanzi, on new Visit Rwanda/Bayern Munich partnership, building Brand ‘Rwanda’ and future plans for the tourism industry

129

Making sense of Rwanda’s investment in sports & Entertainment facilities w/ BK Arena's Kyle Scofield

130

Making sense of the Niger Crisis and the World Bank freeze on Uganda w/ Fred Golooba-Mutebi

131

Betting addiction and its danger to people and society w/ Adam Bradford

132

The Ruto-Raila fight and the ongoing Kenyan economic crisis w/ Eugene Anangwe, Kenyan veteran journalist

133

Veteran journalist, Marc Hoogsteyns, on daily life in M23 territory and how FDLR is recruiting new soldiers in Rwanda today

134

Dr. Usta Kaitesi, CEO of the Rwanda Goverance Board, on the role law reforms have played in the promotion of gender equality

135

Dr. Yvan Butera, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, on the fight against alcoholism

136

Vincent Karega, former ambassador to DRC, on being given 48 hrs to leave Congo and whether Tshisekedi will declare war on Rwanda

137

Vincent Karega, former ambassador to DRC, on the root cause of the conflict between the DR Congo and the Kinyarwanda speaking community (Part One)

138

Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary, Zephanie Niyonkuru, on the chances that Rwanda hosts the African Cup of Nations

139

Feminists Sylvie Nsanga and Glory Iribagiza on anti-women cultural practices, and the tension between modern feminism and transgender rights

140

Dr. Edgar Kalimba on the role of fathers in creating happy, healthy and productive adults

141

Human rights advocate Dr Aflodis Kagaba on public perception of homosexuality and the lived experience of LGBT people in Rwanda

142

Veteran politician Protais Musoni on life in Uganda as a refugee, the struggles overcome by RANU and the events that led to the first RPF Congress in 1987 (Part 2)

143

Veteran politician Protais Musoni on life in Uganda as a refugee, the struggles overcome by RANU and the events that led to the first RPF Congress in 1987 (Part 1)

144

Fred Golooba-Mutebi on RPF replacing President Kagame, Muhoozi’s tweets and the Raila-Ruto fisticuffs

145

Kivumbi King on music, life and what it means to be a young artist in Rwanda

146

Yolande Makolo, Rwanda Government Spokesperson, on the controversial Rwanda-UK migration deal

147

Young and sick: A conversation about our health with Ivan Munye

148

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