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This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the new president of Liberia. There’s a belated World Radio Day celebration, listener news, some great music and, of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the arrow in the photo and enjoy!

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RFI Clubs: Thanks to all the clubs who participated in theRFI Club photography contest. We will announce the winning club next week on the program, so be sure and tune in!  

This week’s quiz: On 6 January, I asked you a question about Liberia. On 29 December, Liberia’s National Elections Commission announced the winner in the presidential run-off election. I asked you to send me the name of the winner, the name of his running mate and the percentage of votes they won.  

The answer is:George Manneh Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change party. Many of you know Weah’s name from the football world – he was the Fifa World Player of the Year in 1995, and is widely-regarded as one of the best African players of all time.

Weah won the presidency with 61.5 percent of the votes; he was sworn into office on 22January. His vice-president is Jewel Howard Taylor.

The winners are: Nashon Mwatumia from Mombasa, Kenya and Waliya Yohanna Joseph from Calabar, Nigeria. There are three winners from Ghana this week: Mohammed Ibrahim from Cape Coast, Loretta Adu-Asamoah from Kumasi and Amadu Nuhu from Accra.

Congratulations winners!

Here’s the music you heard on this week’s program: Vivaldi: the first movement of “Winter” from “The Four Seasons” arranged for two guitars, performed by Antoine Boyer and Samuelito; Rimsky - Korsakov: “The Flight of the Bumblebee”; George Gershwin: “Mine” sung by Jo Stafford.

Have a musical request? Write me and let me know! thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr

This week’s question: You'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until 12 March to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 17 March program. Be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.

Send your answers to:

english.service@rfi.fr

or

Susan Owensby

RFI – The Sound Kitchen

80, rue Camille Desmoulins

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

France

or

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