Podcast
The Long Form Podcast
Episodes — page 8
Artificial Intelligence, 5G and the tech funds that Rwanda is using to drag itself into the future w/ Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and InnovationRwanda is many things. On one hand, it is among the poorest countries in the world and on the other hand, it is, to me at least, one of the most forward-thinking nations on the glo…
Turning Rwanda’s abundant trees into gold through carbon credit trading w/ Paul Foster, Executive Director, Co2 CapitalRwanda, like many other developing nations, has borne the brunt of climate change. We’ve seen searing hot temperatures over the last long dry season and now, when it rains, its not…
Rwanda’s fight against inflation and financial instability w/ Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Deputy Governor, National Bank of RwandaIt’s been a trying few months for our pockets. Food prices are consistently rising and with new prices for fuel, transport costs will be higher. This will surely make life harder f…
How government is tackling rising food prices w/ Antoine Kajangwe, Director General- Trade and Investment, MINICOMRwanda is just emerging out of its long dry season, and as if often the case during that time, food prices have risen around the country. What is particularly shocking this year h…
Turning Rwandan terrorists into citizens: A conversation w/ Francis Musoni, Secretary General, Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration CommissionFDLR, FNL, and the other genocidal militia operating out of the forests and hills of Eastern DRC have one goal in mind, the violently overthrow of the Rwandan government and commen…
- DRC Update: What life is like for civilians living under the M23 rebels today w/ Marc Hoogsteyns
Over two months ago, veteran journalist, Marc Hoogsteyns, became the very first international reporter to pay a visit to the M23 rebel strongholds in Eastern DRC. As he recounted…
- Dissecting Rwanda’s nuclear ambitions and the risks involved w/ Dr Fidele Ndahayo, CEO Rwanda Atomic Energy Board
The announcement that Rwanda will partner with German-Canadian company, Dual Fluid, to conduct a Critical Demonstration Experiment is probably the biggest news this month. Why? Bec…
- 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
Adonis Filer currently plays point guard for the Rwanda Energy Group (REG) basketball team. He holds the BAL record for the most assists in a single game. Adonis has also represent…
- RDB CEO, Clare Akamanzi, on new Visit Rwanda/Bayern Munich partnership, building Brand ‘Rwanda’ and future plans for the tourism industry
With the announcement yesterday of the new partnership with German superclub, Bayern Munich, it brings to three, the number of European football teams that Visit Rwanda partners wi…
- Making sense of Rwanda’s investment in sports & Entertainment facilities w/ BK Arena's Kyle Scofield
The Government’s investment in building a world class conference and sporting ecosystem is obvious. It has spent a reported 300 million dollars on the Convention Center, 104 millio…
- Making sense of the Niger Crisis and the World Bank freeze on Uganda w/ Fred Golooba-Mutebi
On the morning of the 26th of July, a group of Nigerien soldiers from the presidential guard detained president Mohamed Bazoum and his family. This action was then followed by Pres…
- Betting addiction and its danger to people and society w/ Adam Bradford
The concept of sheer luck giving us access to untold wealth is a tale as old as time. The other tale that is as old as time is, a fool and his money will be easily parted. The gamb…
- The Ruto-Raila fight and the ongoing Kenyan economic crisis w/ Eugene Anangwe, Kenyan veteran journalist
When we are asked to identify the East African region’s big brother, we look to Kenya. It’s the richest country in the 8-nation East African community, its home to the biggest metr…
- Veteran journalist, Marc Hoogsteyns, on daily life in M23 territory and how FDLR is recruiting new soldiers in Rwanda today
The never-ending crisis in Eastern DRC is often in the news. We watch the terrifying scenes of war and carnage on our tv screens, then read stories of rape and killing in our newsp…
- Dr. Usta Kaitesi, CEO of the Rwanda Goverance Board, on the role law reforms have played in the promotion of gender equality
For 4 days, from between 17- 20 July, Rwanda’s capital will welcome thousands of guests from around the world who’ve come to attend the Women Deliver 2023 Conference. With its slog…
- Dr. Yvan Butera, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, on the fight against alcoholism
On the 30th of June, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) released the second Rwanda NCD Risk Factors Survey, to quite a bit of media fanfare. The study surveyed 5,676 people from…
- Vincent Karega, former ambassador to DRC, on being given 48 hrs to leave Congo and whether Tshisekedi will declare war on Rwanda
What is it like being ambassador to the DRC representing Rwanda? What are the motives of the political class in Kinshasa when it comes to the violent escalation of the conflict in…
- Vincent Karega, former ambassador to DRC, on the root cause of the conflict between the DR Congo and the Kinyarwanda speaking community (Part One)
Once again, the decades long conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and its myriad of players in in the news once again. This time because of the UN Group of Expert…
- Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary, Zephanie Niyonkuru, on the chances that Rwanda hosts the African Cup of Nations
The running joke is that Rwandans should just concentrate on hosting international sporting events and forget about actually winning any competition. So, should we just give up, c…
- Feminists Sylvie Nsanga and Glory Iribagiza on anti-women cultural practices, and the tension between modern feminism and transgender rights
Today, not only are over 60% of all members of parliament women , they are also heads of government departments and leading financial institutions. But listening the conversations…
