This week on Sound Kitchen, we hear answers to your questions about the Sudan conference in Paris. This week we have a Listener's Corner with Paul Myers, the creator of Music from Paul, and of course new quizzes and bonus questions, so click the play button above and enjoy! .
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This week's quiz: On April 13th, I asked about an article written by RFI's British journalist Melissa Chemam. She says, “Sudan conference opens in Paris to resolve 'forgotten' crisis.'' The Sudanese crisis has been pushed out of the global conversation by other ongoing conflicts, including those in the Middle East and Ukraine, and has so far been funded out of the €3.8 billion target of the UN's latest humanitarian appeal. This year, according to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, only 5%.
You had to read Melissa's article again and answer the following questions. Besides France, Germany and the EU, who else was attending this conference?
The answer is, To quote Melissa's article, “The ministerial meeting was held behind closed doors and also included representatives from Sudan's neighbors, Gulf states, Western countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as regional organizations and the United Nations.”
The talks were a success and French President Emmanuel Macron said the Paris meeting had raised more than 2 billion euros in aid to support Sudan and its neighbors.
In addition to the quiz questions, there were also bonus questions.suggested by Sultan Mahmood Sarkar, Chairman of Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, “What is your favorite flower and why?''
Have ideas for bonus questions? Send them to us!
The winners are: Father Stephen Walla, a member of the RFI Listeners Club, lives and serves at a Cistercian monastery in Bamenda, Cameroon. Father Stephen is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Father Steve!
Also on this week's list of lucky winners are Samir Mukhopadhyay, a member of the RFI Listeners Club from West Bengal, India, and Bidhan Chandra Sanyal, an RFI English listener from West Bengal, India. It contains. Umesh Regmi from Biratnagar, Nepal and Shihab Ahmed Khan from Naogaon, Bangladesh.
Here's the music we heard on this week's show: Mozart's “Allegro Moderato” Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major K. 330, played by Vladimir Horowitz. “Dancin' Pants” by Quincy Jones, performed by the Quincy Jones Ensemble. “Flight of the Bumblebee'' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. From “The Cakewalk” Kids corner “Peg” by composer Claude Debussy, “Peg” by Walter Becker and Donald Feige performed by Steely Dan.
Do you have any music requests?Please send to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr
This week's issue…You must listen to the show to participate. After listening to the show, reread Melissa's article “As income inequality widens, South Africans lose faith in his ANC governance” and you'll know the answer.
You have until June 17th to take part in this week's quiz. Winners will be announced on her June 22nd podcast. When applying, please be sure to send your address along with your answer. Please also let her know your RFI Listeners Club membership number, if you have one.
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