Sanny Ntayombya
@sannyntayombya.bsky.social
Columnist, host of The Long Form podcast, aspiring farmer at Amarembo Lakeside Farm, husband and father to beautiful sons
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📢📢NEW BLOG📢📢:
There is an old saying: “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Unfortunately, not just for the Congolese people but for all of us in the region, the Tshisekedi regime will keep digging until who knows when. READ MORE sunnyntayombya.wordpress.com/2025/03/06/t...
There is an old saying: “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Unfortunately, not just for the Congolese people but for all of us in the region, the Tshisekedi regime will keep digging until who knows when. READ MORE sunnyntayombya.wordpress.com/2025/03/06/t...
Tshisekedi’s Five Acts of Sheer Idiocy – Why DRC is a Nation in Freefall
“I know leaders when I see them. I also know idiots when I see them. If you are a leader and an idiot, it is an absolute DISASTER.” Though President Kagame made that statement in January while…
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March 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
📢📢NEW BLOG📢📢:
There is an old saying: “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Unfortunately, not just for the Congolese people but for all of us in the region, the Tshisekedi regime will keep digging until who knows when. READ MORE sunnyntayombya.wordpress.com/2025/03/06/t...
There is an old saying: “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Unfortunately, not just for the Congolese people but for all of us in the region, the Tshisekedi regime will keep digging until who knows when. READ MORE sunnyntayombya.wordpress.com/2025/03/06/t...
📢📢NEW PODCAST📢📢
I feel extremely privileged to have spoken to Rwandan comedian and actor Herve Kimenyi on The Long Form podcast. He was open and thought-provoking. I learnt so much, not just about him, but also the state of Rwandan comedy. Oh, and he told me what it was like to meet Dave Chapelle
I feel extremely privileged to have spoken to Rwandan comedian and actor Herve Kimenyi on The Long Form podcast. He was open and thought-provoking. I learnt so much, not just about him, but also the state of Rwandan comedy. Oh, and he told me what it was like to meet Dave Chapelle
February 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
📢📢NEW PODCAST📢📢
I feel extremely privileged to have spoken to Rwandan comedian and actor Herve Kimenyi on The Long Form podcast. He was open and thought-provoking. I learnt so much, not just about him, but also the state of Rwandan comedy. Oh, and he told me what it was like to meet Dave Chapelle
I feel extremely privileged to have spoken to Rwandan comedian and actor Herve Kimenyi on The Long Form podcast. He was open and thought-provoking. I learnt so much, not just about him, but also the state of Rwandan comedy. Oh, and he told me what it was like to meet Dave Chapelle
📢📢NEW BLOG📢📢:
It has been 63 years since the Belgians handed executive power to local leaders, but the question remains: Are we truly free today? Are we an independent nation? For me, the answer is not yet. Why? Because we still cannot make decisions entirely on our own terms. READ MORE
It has been 63 years since the Belgians handed executive power to local leaders, but the question remains: Are we truly free today? Are we an independent nation? For me, the answer is not yet. Why? Because we still cannot make decisions entirely on our own terms. READ MORE
Real Independence: Are we ready to pay for our own development?
A group of dancers from HURO as they performed during the ceremonies held to mark the attainment of Independence Every July 1st, Rwanda celebrates its Independence Day. On that day in 1962, the Bel…
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February 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
📢📢NEW BLOG📢📢:
It has been 63 years since the Belgians handed executive power to local leaders, but the question remains: Are we truly free today? Are we an independent nation? For me, the answer is not yet. Why? Because we still cannot make decisions entirely on our own terms. READ MORE
It has been 63 years since the Belgians handed executive power to local leaders, but the question remains: Are we truly free today? Are we an independent nation? For me, the answer is not yet. Why? Because we still cannot make decisions entirely on our own terms. READ MORE
📢📢 NEW PODCAST ALERT 📢📢
I felt truly honored and excited to spend an afternoon talking to SG Gasamagera talking about, not his own life, but also what the future holds for the country's ruling party. My favorite topic? His thoughts on the RPF's biggest future challenges
I felt truly honored and excited to spend an afternoon talking to SG Gasamagera talking about, not his own life, but also what the future holds for the country's ruling party. My favorite topic? His thoughts on the RPF's biggest future challenges
February 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
📢📢 NEW PODCAST ALERT 📢📢
I felt truly honored and excited to spend an afternoon talking to SG Gasamagera talking about, not his own life, but also what the future holds for the country's ruling party. My favorite topic? His thoughts on the RPF's biggest future challenges
I felt truly honored and excited to spend an afternoon talking to SG Gasamagera talking about, not his own life, but also what the future holds for the country's ruling party. My favorite topic? His thoughts on the RPF's biggest future challenges
NEW ARTICLE: When M23 took up arms in 2022, invading the DRC from Uganda (not Rwanda, as some allege) and capturing the border town of Bunagana, they requested negotiations with the government. Their demands? That the DRC government honor its commitments. #Congo #Rwanda #M23 #War #Africa #UN
January 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
NEW ARTICLE: The older generation, shaped by their experiences of refugee camps, displacement, insecurity, and poverty, taught us the skills they relied on to survive: frugality, resourcefulness, and belt-tightening
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Can someone volunteer to help us break our cycles of poverty?
Like the vast majority of Rwandans I know, money is always on my mind: the lack of it, the need for it, and the ever-increasing cost of not just groceries but everything else. For many of us, finan…
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January 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NEW ARTICLE: The older generation, shaped by their experiences of refugee camps, displacement, insecurity, and poverty, taught us the skills they relied on to survive: frugality, resourcefulness, and belt-tightening
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2024- A Year in Review
Here’s to new beginnings and meaningful conversations. Wishing you all a joyful and prosperous New Year!
#2024Rewind #NewYear2025 #thelongformrwanda
Here’s to new beginnings and meaningful conversations. Wishing you all a joyful and prosperous New Year!
#2024Rewind #NewYear2025 #thelongformrwanda
January 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
2024- A Year in Review
Here’s to new beginnings and meaningful conversations. Wishing you all a joyful and prosperous New Year!
#2024Rewind #NewYear2025 #thelongformrwanda
Here’s to new beginnings and meaningful conversations. Wishing you all a joyful and prosperous New Year!
#2024Rewind #NewYear2025 #thelongformrwanda
NEW PODCAST: It was a pleasure to talk to, and have a meal with, Chef Billy at Le Petit Chalet, his restaurant in Kacyiru. The most interesting part of the conversation? His retelling of the first time he cooked for President Kagame.
December 23, 2024 at 9:03 AM
NEW PODCAST: It was a pleasure to talk to, and have a meal with, Chef Billy at Le Petit Chalet, his restaurant in Kacyiru. The most interesting part of the conversation? His retelling of the first time he cooked for President Kagame.
NEW BLOG: #Rwanda's story is not about statistics alone. It’s about real changes—improvements in people’s lives and aspirations that are unfolding every day. The evidence is all around us: innovation in education, excellence in hosting global events, and growing opportunities for our youth
FIA Awards: Rwanda showed the world who it was
On Monday (16, December), Ivan Murenzi, the Director General of the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), shared some uplifting news. According to NISR data, Rwanda’s economy grew by 8…
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December 19, 2024 at 11:41 AM
NEW BLOG: #Rwanda's story is not about statistics alone. It’s about real changes—improvements in people’s lives and aspirations that are unfolding every day. The evidence is all around us: innovation in education, excellence in hosting global events, and growing opportunities for our youth
About Last Night.... Got to attend the FIA Award Ceremony at the BK Arena and witnessed history in the making 🏎️ #visitrwanda #FIAAwards 🇷🇼
December 14, 2024 at 8:50 AM
About Last Night.... Got to attend the FIA Award Ceremony at the BK Arena and witnessed history in the making 🏎️ #visitrwanda #FIAAwards 🇷🇼
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Our guest this week is Ousman Touray, a activist from The Gambia. We spoke about his early life and unpack why he chose to study in Rwanda and not in Canada.
Watch the Interview on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
Watch the Interview on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
The Gambian who REJECTED a FREE Canadian Scholarship w/ Ousman Touray, Pan-Africanist I LONG FORM
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December 10, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Our guest this week is Ousman Touray, a activist from The Gambia. We spoke about his early life and unpack why he chose to study in Rwanda and not in Canada.
Watch the Interview on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
Watch the Interview on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
NEW BLOG: If you’d told me at the start of the year that the 50-year al-Assad dynasty would collapse with barely a whimper, I’d have laughed in disbelief. Why? Because I never imagined that Russia, China, and Iran would let the Assad presidency crumble.
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The lesson from al-Assad’s downfall? We are truly on our own
I try not to be shocked by how quickly the world turns, but if you’d told me at the start of the year that the 50-year al-Assad dynasty would collapse with barely a whimper, I’d have laughed in dis…
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December 11, 2024 at 8:27 AM
NEW BLOG: If you’d told me at the start of the year that the 50-year al-Assad dynasty would collapse with barely a whimper, I’d have laughed in disbelief. Why? Because I never imagined that Russia, China, and Iran would let the Assad presidency crumble.
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NEW PODCAST: It was a real pleasure to sit down and chat with Ousman Touray, a young Gambian Pan-Africanist.
Listen:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/y6ax4ubw
Apple: tinyurl.com/5rjpc6yz
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
Listen:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/y6ax4ubw
Apple: tinyurl.com/5rjpc6yz
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
December 10, 2024 at 11:11 AM
NEW PODCAST: It was a real pleasure to sit down and chat with Ousman Touray, a young Gambian Pan-Africanist.
Listen:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/y6ax4ubw
Apple: tinyurl.com/5rjpc6yz
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
Listen:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/y6ax4ubw
Apple: tinyurl.com/5rjpc6yz
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/F8lrZ3SGEKU
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP
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Our next guest is Ousman Touray , a proud Pan-Africanist from Gambia. We delve into his life story and discuss the future of Africa. The podcast comes out on Monday, 9th December.
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP #TheLongFormRwanda
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP #TheLongFormRwanda
December 8, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Our next guest is Ousman Touray , a proud Pan-Africanist from Gambia. We delve into his life story and discuss the future of Africa. The podcast comes out on Monday, 9th December.
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP #TheLongFormRwanda
#MoveAfrica #AUMigration #FreeMovement #PositiveMigration #AFRICANDiversity #AUFMP #TheLongFormRwanda
NEW PODCAST: It was a huge pleasure to chat with Jonathan Ledgard.
We talked about the dangers of social media, disinformation, his company's valuation of Rwanda's mountain gorillas (US$ 1.5 BILLION) and the mechanism behind 'Gorilla MoMo'.
We talked about the dangers of social media, disinformation, his company's valuation of Rwanda's mountain gorillas (US$ 1.5 BILLION) and the mechanism behind 'Gorilla MoMo'.
December 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM
NEW PODCAST: It was a huge pleasure to chat with Jonathan Ledgard.
We talked about the dangers of social media, disinformation, his company's valuation of Rwanda's mountain gorillas (US$ 1.5 BILLION) and the mechanism behind 'Gorilla MoMo'.
We talked about the dangers of social media, disinformation, his company's valuation of Rwanda's mountain gorillas (US$ 1.5 BILLION) and the mechanism behind 'Gorilla MoMo'.
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Our guest this week on The Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya is Abdi Hassan, Rwanda Country Director of the British Council.
He joins us to discuss his personal journey growing up as a Somali in the UK, being exposed to a rocket attack in Iraq and the British Council’s vision for the world #LongFormRW
He joins us to discuss his personal journey growing up as a Somali in the UK, being exposed to a rocket attack in Iraq and the British Council’s vision for the world #LongFormRW
I survived a deadly gun and rocket attack in Iraq w/ Abdi Hassan, British Council I THE LONG FORM
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November 25, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Our guest this week on The Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya is Abdi Hassan, Rwanda Country Director of the British Council.
He joins us to discuss his personal journey growing up as a Somali in the UK, being exposed to a rocket attack in Iraq and the British Council’s vision for the world #LongFormRW
He joins us to discuss his personal journey growing up as a Somali in the UK, being exposed to a rocket attack in Iraq and the British Council’s vision for the world #LongFormRW
NEW PODCAST: Its not everyday that I get the chance to talk to someone who survived an actual terror attack in Iraq. Doing so was a small part of Abdi Hassan's life. Take a listen to the conversation we had on this week's @thelongformpodcast.bsky.social podcast #LongFormRw
I survived a deadly gun and rocket attack in Iraq w/ Abdi Hassan, British Council I THE LONG FORM
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November 25, 2024 at 9:16 AM
NEW PODCAST: Its not everyday that I get the chance to talk to someone who survived an actual terror attack in Iraq. Doing so was a small part of Abdi Hassan's life. Take a listen to the conversation we had on this week's @thelongformpodcast.bsky.social podcast #LongFormRw
Overreach on #ICC's part or a new world order? As an African, I love this. We'll see whether the international system is actually a 'system' or a stick used to whack poor, weak developing nations like #Rwanda
Graham: So to any ally, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, if you try to help the ICC, we're going to sanction you.
November 23, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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Our next guest is Abdi Hassan. Abdi is the Country Director of the British Council. We shall discuss his life journey and examine the British Council’s place in the world.
The podcast will come out on Monday, 25th November. Mark your calendars.
#Rwanda #thelongformrwanda🇷🇼
The podcast will come out on Monday, 25th November. Mark your calendars.
#Rwanda #thelongformrwanda🇷🇼
November 22, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Our next guest is Abdi Hassan. Abdi is the Country Director of the British Council. We shall discuss his life journey and examine the British Council’s place in the world.
The podcast will come out on Monday, 25th November. Mark your calendars.
#Rwanda #thelongformrwanda🇷🇼
The podcast will come out on Monday, 25th November. Mark your calendars.
#Rwanda #thelongformrwanda🇷🇼
NEW PODCAST: I really enjoyed the conversation I had with the most recent guest on The Long Form podcast, Jonathan Gatera, CEO of RNIT(Rwanda National Investment Trust)
Listen Here:
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/JnRkZskXM3w
Listen Here:
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/JnRkZskXM3w
We can SECURE your FINANCIAL FUTURE and CHANGE your life w/ Jonathan Gatera, CEO, RNIT I LONG FORM
YouTube video by The Long Form Podcast
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November 19, 2024 at 9:01 AM
NEW PODCAST: I really enjoyed the conversation I had with the most recent guest on The Long Form podcast, Jonathan Gatera, CEO of RNIT(Rwanda National Investment Trust)
Listen Here:
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/JnRkZskXM3w
Listen Here:
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/JnRkZskXM3w