Podcasts about Bamenda

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you'll hear the answer to the question about women's right to vote. There's a salute to Eid Al-Adha, “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton's “Happy Moment”, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winners' names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level” and you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service, told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Brother Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Brother Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 3 May, I asked you a question about women's right to vote. Frenchwomen were granted the right to vote in 1944; the first election they voted in was in 1945. This is long after many of their sisters in other countries.You were to re-read our article “How French women won, and used, their right to vote in 1945”, and send in the answer to this question: Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote, and in which year? I also asked you to send in the names and dates of the countries that followed the ground-breaker.The answer is, to quote our article: “New Zealand was the pioneer, granting women the right to vote in 1893, followed by Australia in 1901, Finland in 1906, Denmark in 1915, Uruguay in 1917, Germany in 1918, the United States in 1920, and the United Kingdom in 1928.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, which was suggested by Father Stephen Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon. Father Steve wanted to know: What big anniversary do you have coming up? A birthday? A wedding? Something else? How will you celebrate it? How many guests will you invite?Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThe winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Mr. M. Ganesan from Goa, India, who is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations on your double win, Mr. Ganesan.Also on the list of lucky winners this week – all women, to celebrate our big sister suffragettes who opened the door for us - are Hasina Zaman Hasi, a member of the RFI Amour Fan Club in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and RFI Listeners Club members Jocelyne D'Errico from New Zealand; Jahan Ara Hussain from Odisha, India, and Shaira Hosen Mo from Kishoreganj in Bangladesh.Congratulations, winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme:  “Eid Al-Adha Mubarak” by Babu and Shahnawaz, sung by Nawal Khan; Duet for Viola and Violoncello and Obligato Eyeglasses WoO 32 by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Keith Hamm and Julie Hereish; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “Oi! Altas undas que venetz sus la mar” by Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, performed by the Eduardo Paniagua Spanish-French-Moroccan Ensemble.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Amanda Morrow's article “The big blue blindspot: why the ocean floor is still an unmapped mystery”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 30 June to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 5 July podcast. When you enter, be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you'll hear the answer to the question about Mario Vargo Llosa. There's The Sound Kitchen mailbag, the “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!    Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winners' names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level” and you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service, told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Brother Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Brother Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 19 April, I asked you a question about Mario Vargas Llosa, a Nobel Prize-winning author from Peru. You were to re-read Paul Myers' article “Nobel prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa dies aged 89”, and send in the answers to these questions: In which year did Llosa win the Nobel Prize for Literature, and what did the Nobel Committee write about his work?The answer is, to quote Paul's article: “His Nobel Prize in 2010 came 51 years after The Cubs and Other Stories. The Nobel committee said the accolade was an award for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, “What are the obstacles that impede your happiness?”, which was an idea from Erwan Rome, who suggested we look at the philosophy questions asked on the French baccalaureate exams, the French leaving-school exam. This one was for the 2018 students.Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Father Stephen Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon. Father Steve is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Father Stephen,on your double win.Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Samir Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal, India - who noted Vargas is one of his favorite Latin American writers; Mahfuzur Rahman from Cumilla, Bangladesh; Niyar Talukdar from Maharashtra, India, and last but not least, RFI English listener Tanjim Tatini from Munshiganj, Bangladesh.Congratulations, winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme:  “En route à Bengal” inspired by traditional Bengali folk music, arranged and performed by the Hamelin Instrumental Band; Traditional Peruvian Cumbia; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “The Loud Minority” by Frank Foster, performed by the the Loud Minority Big Band.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Ollia Horton's article “Ukraine, Gaza and #MeToo in the spotlight as Cannes Film Festival opens”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 16 June to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 21 June podcast. When you enter, be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

Dans les deux régions à majorité anglophone du Cameroun, le Nord-Ouest et le Sud-Ouest, la violence est toujours une réalité, huit ans après le début d'une lutte armée entre groupes séparatistes réclamant l'indépendance d'un Cameroun anglophone et forces gouvernementales de Yaoundé. Il n'y a plus de front à proprement parler mais des zones d'insécurité, où les armes circulent et où les civils sont les premières victimes. Les conséquences sont aussi économiques, sur la vie quotidienne des habitants. Par Amélie Tulet et Alphonse Tebeck,Sur la route de Buea en partant de Douala, une fois passé le fleuve Moungo, Salim, chauffeur, constate à quel point le paysage a changé : « Avant la crise, juste quand on finissait de traverser les champs d'hévéas, on avait de vastes étendues de plantations de bananes plantain, entretenues et exploitées par la CDC (Cameroon Development Corporation). Mais depuis la crise, les séparatistes ont empêché les travailleurs d'aller aux champs et puis, tout est allé en ruine. C'est triste. »Embouteillages et pénurie de logementsUne fois à Buea, aux heures de pointe, sur l'axe principal qui traverse cette ville du sud-ouest du Cameroun, les conducteurs de taxis ont dû s'habituer aux embouteillages. Avec l'afflux de déplacés, en moins de trois ans, la population a doublé. « Nous trouvons difficile de circuler comme nous le faisions il y a six ou sept ans », se lamente l'un d'eux. « On se trouve confronté à des défis comme la surconsommation d'essence dans les embouteillages, renchérit un autre. C'est vraiment le premier problème : le temps perdu… C'est dur. Il y a du travail, mais ça va trop lentement à cause du monde. La population a augmenté, mais il n'y a pas assez de routes. »Une croissance rapide qui se fait sentir aussi dans le quotidien de cet agent immobilier : « Les habitants des zones reculées de Kumba et de Bamenda viennent ici dans la zone verte de Buea. Ça pousse les propriétaires à augmenter les prix. La demande est supérieure à l'offre, ça affecte les plus pauvres. Certains, pour s'en sortir, cotisent et se mettent à cinq dans une seule chambre. »Commerce perturbé, taxes des groupes armésEn journée, Buea est une ville commerçante animée. Le soir, de nombreux bars sont ouverts. Malgré cet apparent retour à la normale, les « ghost town mondays » (les lundis villes mortes), décrétés par les groupes armés, continuent d'être respectés par une partie des habitants, ce qui fait chuter l'activité.« Je fais des yaourts et je les vends, mais le lundi, les affaires tournent au ralenti, témoigne une commerçante. Comme c'est journée ville morte, les gens restent chez eux. Ils ne viennent pas au marché. Ça fait baisser mes revenus. Ça affecte mon foyer. Parfois, je n'ai plus d'argent pour le lendemain pour envoyer mon fils à l'école. Vous savez, quand c'est lundi ville morte, chacun pense d'abord à sa survie. Alors, tout le monde reste à l'intérieur. »En dehors des agglomérations, sur les axes qu'ils contrôlent, les groupes armés continuent de prélever sur les habitants des taxes : taxes sur les personnes, les marchandises, jusqu'aux corps des défunts qu'il faut enterrer au village.À lire aussiCameroun anglophone: près de Buea, un centre de rééducation prend en charge des blessures de guerre [2/4]

Pour le Norwegian Refugee Council, c'est une des crises les plus négligées au monde. Pourtant, au Cameroun, dans les deux régions à majorité anglophone du pays, le Nord-Ouest et le Sud-Ouest, la violence est toujours une réalité, huit ans après le début d'une lutte armée entre groupes séparatistes réclamant l'indépendance d'un Cameroun anglophone et forces gouvernementales de Yaoundé. Cependant, la nature de la crise a beaucoup changé. Les mouvements se sont fragmentés. Il n'y a plus de front, mais des zones d'insécurité et les civils sont les premières victimes. Les armes circulent et les kidnappings crapuleux pour extorquer de l'argent aux habitants sont nombreux. Rencontre avec une rescapée d'un de ces enlèvements contre rançon. De notre envoyée spéciale de retour de Buea,Pour témoigner, elle choisit le prénom Assiko. Début mai 2020, Assiko a 27 ans quand elle est enlevée en pleine rue à Bamenda, dans l'ouest du Cameroun.« On est sortis déjeuner avec ma sœur aînée et vers 19 heures, à la sortie du restaurant, ils nous ont interceptées. Ils ont pris la voiture, ils nous ont emmenées, ils nous ont couvert la tête. Quand ils nous ont libéré le visage, on était dans la brousse. On n'avait aucun moyen d'identifier la route par où nous sommes arrivées. Nous étions très loin dans la forêt, là où on entend juste le chant des oiseaux, et comme un ruisseau. Il y avait une sorte de grange. C'est là qu'on a passé la nuit », se souvient-elle.Une nuit d'angoisse commence alors pour Assiko et sa grande sœur : « C'était terrible… terrifiant. Ils pointent des armes sur vous, vous donnent des coups de pieds, vous frappent. Vous voyez ces marques sur mes jambes, ce sont des cigarettes. Ma sœur avait des tresses. Vous savez ce que ça signifie pour une femme, quand ils arrachent les cheveux, malgré les cris ? », raconte la jeune femme.Elle poursuit : « Il n'y a pas eu de viol. Nous avons eu de la chance. Mais les gens qu'ils ont emmenés avant nous, nous avons compris qu'ils avaient été tués. » Ceux qui les ont enlevées leur prennent tout : argent, chaussures... Ils cherchent également contacts et photos de leur maison dans leurs téléphones.« Être à Bamenda, c'est comme vivre dans une cage »Au petit matin, Assiko reconnaît un de ses ravisseurs : « Il a dit "j'ai fait une erreur". Puis, il a dit ''tu n'as pas changé, tu as la même voix''. J'étais surprise. Il m'a dit ''on était dans le même lycée, tu ne me reconnais pas, mais je me souviens de toi parce que j'avais le béguin pour toi". Il me semblait familier, mais je ne me souvenais pas de son nom. »Assiko et sa sœur ont été relâchées contre plus de deux millions de francs CFA. La victime ne sait toujours pas quel groupe l'a enlevée. Elle se sent toujours fragilisée, cinq ans après : « Il y a cette peur constante que quelque chose puisse arriver, que quelqu'un puisse surgir pour vous emmener. Quand on en parle, tout le monde est concerné, directement ou indirectement. Le calme que nous avons connu en grandissant s'est envolé. Être à Bamenda, c'est comme vivre dans une cage. Ici, à Buea, c'est plus une cage avec un jardin, mais à Bamenda, on est dans une vraie cage. »Assiko n'a jamais porté plainte. Aucun chiffre officiel n'évalue le nombre de kidnappings ces dernières années dans les régions du Sud-Ouest et du Nord-Ouest.À lire aussiCameroun anglophone: à Missellele, d'ex-«ambaboys» se reconstruisent dans un centre DDR [1/4]À lire aussiCameroun: près de Buea, un centre de rééducation prend en charge des blessures de guerre [2/4]À lire aussiCameroun: des membres de la société civile dénoncent la pratique du «calé calé» [3/4]

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about Namibia's president–elect. There's The Sound Kitchen mailbag, “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 15 February, I asked you a question about Paul Myers' article “Namibian independence leader Sam Nujoma dies aged 95”. Sam Nujoma was Namibia's first democratically elected president; he led Namibia's fight for independence from South Africa.You were to send in the answer to this question: Namibians have just elected a new president, who will be inaugurated on the 21st of this month. What is the name of their president-elect? The answer is: Namibia's president-elect is Dr. Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi - Ndaitwah. Born in 1952, Dr. Nandi - Ndaitwah will be Namibia's fifth president and the first woman to hold the position. Speaking of Sam Nujoma, she, as Paul wrote in his article: “… paid tribute to Nujoma's visionary leadership as well as his dedication to liberation and nation-building. ‘It laid the foundation for our free, united nation,' she added. ‘Let us honour his legacy by upholding resilience, solidarity, and selfless service.'”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene, Denmark: “Describe a cultural monument or a nature site in your country that is not known to the world at large.”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI English listener Debashis Gope from the Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India.  Debashis is also this week's bonus question winner. Congratulations, Debashis, on your double win !Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Rasheed Naz, the chairman of the Naz Radio France Listeners Club in Faisal Abad, Pakistan; RFI Listeners Club member Father Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon, and last but not least, two RFI English listeners from Bangladesh: Nargis Akter from Dhaka, and Sakila Musarrat from Chapainawabganj. Congratulations, winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Sari” by George Fenton and Tom Leach; “Gnawa Funk Rhythm”; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Mulatu” by Mulatu Astatke, performed by the composer and his ensemble.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “Macron hosts European military chiefs to discuss Ukraine security guarantees”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 7 April to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 12 April podcast. When you enter, be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi. There's “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton's “Happy Moment”, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.As you know, World Radio Day is coming up on 13 February, and we'll have the annual WRD Sound Kitchen feast next Saturday, 8 February, to get you ready for your upcoming festivities.Be sure and take a look at the RFI English Listeners Forum Facebook page – there are oodles of wonderful graphics posted by your fellow Sound Kitchen listeners – there's even a World Radio Day quiz from Anand Mohan Bain, the president of the RFI Pariwer Bandhu SWL Club in Chhattisgarh India – so don't miss out!The RFI English team is pleased to announce that Saleem Akhtar Chadhar, the president of the RFI Seven Stars Listening Club in District Chiniot, Pakistan, won the RFI / Planète Radio ePOP video contest, in the RFI Clubs category. Bravo Saleem! Mubarak ho!Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 21 December, I asked you a question about that week's International Report podcast, produced by RFI English journalist Melissa Chemam. It was really interesting – Melissa reported on a series of 22 short films produced by Gazan filmmakers.As Melissa noted: “The films aim to share the voices of people living through the conflict in Gaza, offering a glimpse into their fears, dreams, and hopes.”Entitled From Ground Zero, the 112-minute collection is presented as a feature film in two parts and has been selected to represent Palestine at the Oscars in March 2025.The project was made possible by the Masharawi Fund for Gaza Filmmakers, created in 2023 by Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi.You were to listen to Melissa's 15 December International Report podcast – “Gaza's powerful war narratives make their way to the Oscars” - and answer me this: What are the names of three of Masharawi's films, and in which years were they produced? The answer is, to quote Melissa: “Masharawi, who is from Gaza, is one of the first Palestinian filmmakers to have directed cinema projects in the occupied Palestinian territories.His first film, Travel Document, was released in 1986, followed by The Shelter in 1989 and Long Days in Gaza in 1991.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: What would your fantasy road trip be like?Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: Ali Shahzad, a member of the RFI Seven Stars Listening Club in District Chiniot, Pakistan. Ali is also this week's bonus question winner – congratulations on your double win, Ali!  Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Father Steven Wara, who lives in the Cistercian Abbey in Bamenda, Cameroon, and Zenon Teles, the president of the Christian – Marxist – Leninist - Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India. There's Bithi Begum, a member of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, and RFI English listener Amara, who belongs to the International Radio Fan and Youth Club in Khanewal, Pakistan.Congratulations, winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “The Courtly Dances” from Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, performed by Julian Bream and the Julian Bream Consort; “Bulbul Al-Afrah” by Dede Effendi Bayati Husseini-Muhayyer Maqam, performed by Nidaa Abou Mrad and the Classical Arabic Music Ensemble; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “Green Chimneys” by Thelonious Monk, performed by Thelonius Monk with the Thelonius Monk Quartet.  Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “African nations set to light up the homes of 300 million people by 2030”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 24 February to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 1 March podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

The year 2024 has been a turbulent one in Africa's hotspots and volatile regions like eastern DRC and the English-speaking regions in Cameroon. DW's Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Ivan Mugisha, a social and political commentator on the Great Lakes region, and Jean Marie Ngong Song, DW's correspondent in Bamenda, Cameroon.

Aujourd'hui, 10% de la population mondiale ne mange pas à sa faim, alors comment allons-nous nourrir en 2050 quand nous serons 10 milliards ? D'autant que nous savons désormais que l'agriculture produit des gaz à effet de serre responsables du réchauffement climatique et qu'elle détruit le vivant si nous n'adoptons pas des techniques durables à grande échelle ! À l'occasion de ses 40 ans, le CIRAD, le Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement a réuni, cette semaine, à Paris de nombreux experts pour explorer des pistes de solutions. Cet organisme mobilise des chercheurs français en partenariat avec des chercheurs locaux dans plus de 100 pays pour améliorer la souveraineté alimentaire...Avec - Andry Rasamimanana,directeur technique du Ceffel, organisation paysanne et de formation agricole, Madagascar- Faridath Aboudou, du laboratoire d'Analyse Régionale et d'Expertise Sociale (LARES), organisation non gouvernementale, chargée d'animation de la plateforme « Aidote Minanwanou » composée de femmes artisanes transformatrices de niébé, Bénin- Florence (Angaba) Fonteh, professeur (The University of Bamenda, Cameroun), vice-doyenne pour la recherche et la coopération à l'Université de Bamenda au Cameroun. Elle mène des recherches et enseigne en sciences des aliments et nutrition, mais aussi dans le domaine des productions animales. Elle est membre du Conseil scientifique du Cirad- Eric Malézieux, agronome, Cirad. Ses thèmes principaux de recherche et d'expertise portent sur l'agronomie des systèmes de culture tropicaux, avec un focus sur l'agroécologie, l'agroforesterie et l'horticulture et leurs interactions. Ses travaux récents portent sur le développement de l'agronomie...«Nourrir la planète en 2050», à l'occasion des 40 ans du Cirad.

Aujourd'hui, 10% de la population mondiale ne mange pas à sa faim, alors comment allons-nous nourrir en 2050 quand nous serons 10 milliards ? D'autant que nous savons désormais que l'agriculture produit des gaz à effet de serre responsables du réchauffement climatique et qu'elle détruit le vivant si nous n'adoptons pas des techniques durables à grande échelle ! À l'occasion de ses 40 ans, le CIRAD, le Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement a réuni, cette semaine, à Paris de nombreux experts pour explorer des pistes de solutions. Cet organisme mobilise des chercheurs français en partenariat avec des chercheurs locaux dans plus de 100 pays pour améliorer la souveraineté alimentaire...Avec - Andry Rasamimanana,directeur technique du Ceffel, organisation paysanne et de formation agricole, Madagascar- Faridath Aboudou, du laboratoire d'Analyse Régionale et d'Expertise Sociale (LARES), organisation non gouvernementale, chargée d'animation de la plateforme « Aidote Minanwanou » composée de femmes artisanes transformatrices de niébé, Bénin- Florence (Angaba) Fonteh, professeur (The University of Bamenda, Cameroun), vice-doyenne pour la recherche et la coopération à l'Université de Bamenda au Cameroun. Elle mène des recherches et enseigne en sciences des aliments et nutrition, mais aussi dans le domaine des productions animales. Elle est membre du Conseil scientifique du Cirad- Eric Malézieux, agronome, Cirad. Ses thèmes principaux de recherche et d'expertise portent sur l'agronomie des systèmes de culture tropicaux, avec un focus sur l'agroécologie, l'agroforesterie et l'horticulture et leurs interactions. Ses travaux récents portent sur le développement de l'agronomie...«Nourrir la planète en 2050», à l'occasion des 40 ans du Cirad.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the troubled relationship between France and Algeria. There's “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.It's time for you to start thinking about your New Year's resolutions for our annual New Year's Day show. If you've already made up your mind about what you'll aim for in 2025, go ahead and send it to us … if not, be sure you send us your resolution - or resolutions if you are really ambitious! - by 15 December.Mark your calendars now for 12 December, 6 PM Paris time – that's when the winners of the ePOP video competition will be announced, live on the ePOP Facebook page. My good pals Max Bale and Gaël Flaugère, who run the Planète Radio department that sponsors ePOP, invited me to come on the show and talk to you for a few minutes, in English. So plan to stay up late or get up early on 12 December, beloved listeners! And we are so pleased that "one of our own" has made it into the running: Saleem Akhtar Chadhar, the president of the RFI Seven Stars Listeners Club, is one of the 10 nominees in the RFI Clubs category! Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, The International Report, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We also have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 12 October, I asked you a question about the troubled relationship between France and Algeria.Algeria's recently re-elected president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accused France, its former colonial ruler, of “genocide”.Tebboune has postponed trips to Paris to meet with Emmanuel Macron several times; the latest was scheduled for late September or early October, and that trip was also postponed.You were to re-read our article “Algeria's Tebboune refuses France visit in snub to former colonial ruler”, and send in the answer to this question: What happened last July that sent the Algeria/France relationship into a nosedive – even provoking Algeria to recall its ambassador to France?The answer is, to quote our article: “… relations nose-dived in July after Macron sent a letter to King Mohammed VI of Morocco voicing support for the Kingdom's autonomy plan in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “How do you remember things?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI English listener Bushra Nawaz, who's a member of the Sungat Radio Listeners Club in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Bushra is also the winner of this week's bonus question.Congratulations, Bushra, on your double win.Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Zenon Teles, the president of the Christian - Marxist - Leninist - Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India, and Father Steven Wara, who lives in the Cistercian Abbey in Bamenda, Cameroon.Last but assuredly not least, RFI English listeners Amara, a member of the International Radio Fan and Youth Club in Khanewal, Pakistan, and Jahangir Alam, the president of the World DX International Radio Fan Club in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Soul Bossa Nova” by Quincy Jones, performed by the Quincy Jones Ensemble; “Aghan” by Mohammad Rouane, performed by the Rouane Ensemble; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Asa Branca” by Luiz Gonzaga and Humberto Teixeira, performed by Rosinha De Valença.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re- read our article “Tributes roll in for beloved musician and producer Quincy Jones, who died at 91”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 9 December to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 14 December podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceClick here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club.   

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the new role for Algeria's military. There's a poem written by RFI Listeners Club member Helmut Matt, “The Listener's Corner”, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan” - all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!   Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write “RFI English” in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 14 September, I asked you a question about Algeria's presidential elections. Held on 8 September, the incumbent, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, was reelected.RFI English reporter Melissa Chemam followed the race closely; the day after the election she wrote an article for us, “High expectations as Algeria's President Tebboune begins new mandate”. Her article is about what's on Tebboune's presidential plate economically and socially for his next mandate.There are several worries in civil society, as Melissa noted: “The first mandate of President Tebboune saw a clampdown on civil liberties and seen the army take on a more important role.”Your question was about the army, and its, as Melissa noted, “more important role”. In August, a few days before Tebboune declared his candidacy, a decree was issued involving the army. You were to tell me what was in that decree.The answer is, to quote Melissa's article: “A few days before Tebboune's declaration of candidacy, in August, a decree was published to legalise the transfer of the senior civil administration under the direct authority of the army.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “red”? The question was suggested by Ashik Eqbal Tokon from Rajshahi, Bangladesh.Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Radhakrishna Pillai from Kerala State in India. Radhakrishna is also this week's bonus question winner. Congratulations on your double win, Radhakrisha!  Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Father Stephen Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon; Shadman Hosen Ayon from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, and Atikul Islam – who is also the president of the Narshunda Radio Listeners Family in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Last but certainly not least, RFI English listener Jahangir Alam from the Friends Radio Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh.Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Autumn” from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by Carla Moore and Voice of Music; Traditional Chaabi music from Algeria; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Mr. Bobby” by Manu Chao, performed by Chao and the Playing for Change musicians.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “Algeria's Tebboune refuses France visit in snub to former colonial ruler”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 4 November to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 9 November podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Click here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club,  

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about Léon. There's “The Listener's Corner”, great music,  and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner!More tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write RFI English in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI” has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bilingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it.” She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.Remember, podcasts are radio, too! As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Please keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note!  I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!This week's quiz: On 24 August, I told you a story about a sign I saw on a French highway this summer. On most highways across France, there are illuminated signboards that tell you if there's an accident ahead, encourage you to take a break from driving, or remind you of the speed limit. The messages change according to what information is deemed necessary for drivers.During the Olympic games, the signs said: “Remember: 130 kilometres per hour ... speed is for Léon”. You were to write in and tell me who Léon is, and why the French said speed was OK for him.The answer is: Léon is that French human fish, Léon Marchand. He won four Gold Medals in swimming this year … the 200-meter medley, 200-metre breaststroke, the 200-metre butterfly, and the 400-metre medley. He became the sixth Olympic swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Games.Léon Marchand is the world record holder in the long course 400-metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder in the 200-metres butterfly, the 200-metres breaststroke, and the 200-metres individual medley; and the French record holder in the long course 200-metre individual medley, 200-metre butterfly and 200-metre breaststroke.The young man is fast – watching him swim was incredible. See why the French government would tell us to be careful with our speed, but Léon could go as fast as he wished?In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene, Denmark: “The Paris 24 Olympic Games are over, but if you had a chance to win a Gold Medal, in which sport would it have been?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Alan Holder from the Isle of Wight, England. Alan is also this week's bonus question winner. Congratulations, Alan!Saleem Akhtar is a winner this week. Saleem is the president of the RFI Seven Stars Radio Listeners Club in District Chiniot, Pakistan.Pakistan! Congratulations on your amazing javelineer, Arshad Nadeem. Nadeem made history for Pakistan by becoming the first Pakistani to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Not only that, but he set an Olympic record with his throw of 92.97 meters… the sixth-longest throw in history. Mubarak, Arshad! Mubarak, Pakistan!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Rodrigo Hunrichse from Ciudad de Concepción, Chile; Helmut Matt from Herbolzheim in Germany, and Father Steven Wara, who lives in the Cistercian Abbey in Bamenda, in Cameroon's North West Region.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Imagine” by John Lennon; the waltz op. 64 No. 1 in D flat, the "Minute Waltz” by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Arthur Rubinstein; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Pocket Piano” by DJ Mehdi.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “France's foreign ministry unveils two-year gender equality strategy”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 14 October to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 19 October podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Click here to learn how to win a special Sound Kitchen prize.Click here to find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club,  

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the European Parliament elections. There's “The Listener's Corner” and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan – all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr – tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!The ePOP video competition is open! The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people. You are to create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution - told by the people it affects.You do not need expensive video equipment to enter the competition. Your phone is fine. And you do not need to be a member of the RFI Clubs to enter – everyone is welcome. And by the way – the prizes are incredibly generous!Go to the ePOP page to read about past competitions, watch past videos, and read the regulations for your entry.  You can also write to us at thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr, and we'll forward your mail to Planète Radio.The competition closes on 12 September, but you know how "time flies”, so get to work now! We expect to be bombarded with entries from the English speakers!Facebook: Be sure to send your photos for the RFI English Listeners Forum banner to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frMore tech news: Did you know we have a YouTube channel? Just go to YouTube and write RFI English in the search bar, and there we are! Be sure to subscribe to see all our videos.Would you like to learn French? RFI is here to help you!Our website “Le Français facile avec RFI”  has news broadcasts in slow, simple French, as well as bi-lingual radio dramas (with real actors!) and exercises to practice what you have heard.Go to our website and get started! At the top of the page, click on “Test level”. According to your score, you'll be counselled to the best-suited activities for your level.Do not give up! As Lidwien van Dixhoorn, the head of “Le Français facile” service told me: “Bathe your ears in the sound of the language, and eventually, you'll get it." She should know – Lidwien is Dutch and came to France hardly able to say “bonjour” and now she heads this key RFI department – so stick with it!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, Spotlight on Africa, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books that were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!We have a new RFI Listeners Club member to welcome: Tahmidul Alam Orin from Dhaka, Bangladesh.Welcome,Tahmidul! So glad you have joined us!You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you'll receive a premium prize.This week's quiz: On 15 June, I asked you a question about the European Parliament elections, where the far-right National Rally party trounced President Macron's centrist bloc. Macron then preceded to dissolve and call snap elections for France's lower house of Parliament, which was a surprise to us all – even his Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, it seems.You were to refer to Jessica Phelan's article “Why did Macron call snap elections and what does it mean for France?”, and send in the answer to this question: What percentage of the votes did Marine Le Pen's National Rally party win, and what percentage of the votes did Macron's centrist bloc win in the European Parliament elections?The answer is, to quote Jessica's article: “With 31.4 percent of the vote to the Macronists' 14.6 percent, National Rally leader Jordan Bardella called the results a "stinging rejection" of the president.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Father Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon: “What do you do to help others have a secure and happy life?”   Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Jayanta Chakrabarty from New Delhi, India. Jayanta is also this week's bonus question winner. Congratulations, Jayanta!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are two RFI Listeners Club members from Dhaka, Bangladesh: Monzurul Alam Ripon and Atikul Islam, who is also the president of the Narshunda Radio Listeners Family Club, and hailing from Hedehusene, Denmark, Hans Verner Lollike.Last but not least, there's RFI English listener Nizhom Yeasmin Kona from Naogaon, Bangladesh.Congratulations, winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: The James Bond Theme written by David Arnold; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “I Love to Laugh” from the film Mary Poppins, music and lyrics written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman with George Stiles, and sung by Ed Wynn, Julie Andrews, and Dick Van Dyke, and John Coltrane's “Naima”, performed by Eric Dolphy.Do you have a music request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frThis week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “What are the next steps now that France finds itself with a hung parliament?”, which will help you with the answer.You have until 26 August to enter this week's quiz. The winners will be announced on the 31 August podcast. When you enter be sure to send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the Sudan conference in Paris. There's “The Listener's Corner” with Paul Myers – who also cooked up “Music from Paul” for us this week - and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!ePOP News: The early bird gets the worm …RFI's ePOP video competition will open on 5 June. There will be more information in the coming days, but you can already start to plan your video.The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people …you are to create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution - told by the people it affects.So put on your thinking caps and start planning your video!  Facebook News: There's a “new and improved” Facebook page for you, the RFI English Listeners Forum. It's for everyone who reads and listens to us and wants to connect with others, so ask to join, and I'll sign you up!The RFI Listeners Club page and the RFI English Clubs page no longer exist. If you belonged to the RFI English Clubs page and not the RFI Listeners Club page, you'll need to ask to join. I promise I won't click “Decline”

This episode of the Self Reflection Podcast takes us to Bamenda, Cameroon, where Lira Ndifon sits down with Emmanuel, a passionate music producer on a mission. Emmanuel's story is one of hustle and heart. From Family Music to "Speedy".Discover how Emmanuel's musical upbringing fueled his career as a successful artist (and his inspiring stage name!). Emmanuel discusses the challenges faced by local artists and his vision for his recording studio, Speedy Records.He talks about his dedication to nurturing young Cameroonian talent and his invaluable advice for aspiring musicians. Emmanuel emphasizes the importance of self-belief and perseverance in overcoming obstacles. He challenges the notion that geography limits success; great music transcends borders.Learn why Emmanuel prioritizes education and skill development for aspiring artists.And discover the importance of authenticity and avoiding imitation in creating impactful music.Join Lira and Emmanuel for an inspiring conversation about building a music scene, empowering young artists, and the power of music to connect us all!#SelfReflectionPodcast #CameroonianMusic #SpicyRecords #EmpoweringArtists #BelieveInTheGrind #MusicEducation #FindYourVoice #GlobalSoundshttps://prolonfast.com/products/gofast?rfsn=7553594.01507e9&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7553594.01507e9#MentalHealthSupport #LightTherapy #ExerciseRoutine #ProfessionalHelp #HealthPodcast #GratitudeMeditation #SelfReflection #MindfulnessJourney #SelfLove #BodyAppreciation #MentalWellness #LiraNdifon #SelfAffectionPodcastSupport the showSupport the show

Welcome to the "Self Reflection Podcast" with your host, Lira. Join us for a deep dive into the complexities surrounding the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope. In this compelling episode, Lira navigates through the nuances of hosting a race for peace amidst the backdrop of civil strife. With compassion and sincerity, she shares her thoughts on the recent tragedy in Bamenda, highlighting the urgent need for solidarity and support in communities ravaged by conflict.Through Lira's introspective lens, listeners are invited to ponder the significance of continuing the race amid ongoing turmoil. She questions the efficacy of symbolic gestures of hope when confronted with the harsh realities of violence and oppression. Drawing parallels between past editions of the race and the persistence of the Anglophone crisis, Lira sparks a conversation on activism, resilience, and the pursuit of justice.As Lira shares personal insights and observations, she encourages listeners to examine their role in promoting positive change. With a call to action for unity and peaceful protest, she underscores the power of collective voices in advocating for human rights and dignity. Tune in for a thought-provoking exploration of hope, activism, and the enduring quest for peace in the face of adversity.#MountCameroonRace #CameroonCivilStrife #ActivismInCameroon #AnglophoneCrisis #HumanRightsViolations #PeacefulProtest #SocialJusticeAfrica #CommunitySolidarity #ConflictResolution#SelfReflectionPodcast #BamendaTragedy #ResilienceInAdversity #AfricanUnity #AthleticCompetition #AdvocacyForChangehttps://prolonfast.com/products/gofast?rfsn=7553594.01507e9&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7553594.01507e9#MentalHealthSupport #LightTherapy #ExerciseRoutine #ProfessionalHelp #HealthPodcast #GratitudeMeditation #SelfReflection #MindfulnessJourney #SelfLove #BodyAppreciation #MentalWellness #LiraNdifon #SelfAffectionPodcastSupport the showSupport the show

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about COP 28. We'll travel to a 250-year-old festival in Japan, hear your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener's Corner”, and enjoy a twist on music by Chopin on “Music from Erwan”. All that and the new quiz question too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music… so be sure and listen every week.World Radio Day is just around the corner (13 February), and we'll cook up a mighty fine banquet to celebrate. What's the main course? Your greetings, of course! So get under your blanket with your phone – believe me, the blanket will make your recording broadcast quality – and record your World Radio Day greetings for us. Please, not too long, though. You must get it to us by 5 February. Send your recorded WRD greetings to thesoundkitchen@rfi.frErwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognised RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire!!!!! If you do not answer the questions, I click “Decline”.There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!We have new RFI Listeners Club members to welcome: Sami Malik from Northern Pakistan; Habib Ur Rehman Sehal, the president of the International Radio Fan and Youth Club in Khanewal, Pakistan; Pradip Chandra Kundu and Ratan Kumar Paul, both from West Bengal, India, and Mahfuzur Rahman from Cumilla, Bangladesh.  Welcome one and all! So glad you have joined us!This week's quiz: On 16 December I asked you a question about COP 28.  RFI English journalist Amanda Morrow was there, and in her article “Nations agree historic deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels”, she explained why the agreement had to use the words “transition away” instead of “phase-out” regarding fossil fuels.  Which country objected to the term “phase-out”?The answer is, to quote Amanda's article: “The summit overran by a day, and the draft text put forward overnight Tuesday by the Emirati presidency was a last-minute bid to end a deadlock between crude oil producers, notably Saudi Arabia, and nations seeking a phase-out of oil, coal and gas.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “What incident changed your life?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us! The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Rafiq Khondaker from Naogaon, Bangladesh. Rafiq is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Rafiq!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Father Steven Wara, who lives in the Cistercian Abbey at Bamenda, Cameroon, and Hans Verner Lollike, from Hedehusene, Denmark.We have a new listener to congratulate: Miroslav Síleš from Košice, Slovakia – welcome Miroslav! Last but certainly not least, Arundhati Mukherjee, who lives in West Bengal, India.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: "Seoto” by Michio Miyagi; “Winter” from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by the Italian Baroque Ensemble conducted by Jacques Bernard; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Fantasia Impromptu” by Frédéric Chopin, arranged by Hilario Duran and performed by Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band.This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, listen to Jessica Phelan's story on Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' podcast Spotlight on France, or read her article “Françoise Giroud, a woman to be reckoned with in French media and politics” on our website to help you with the answer.You have until 19 February to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 24 February podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

Ghana holds UN peacekeeping ministerial meeting +++ DRC citizens seek safety in volatile East after EAC troops withdraw +++ South Africa marks 10th Mandela death anniversary +++ Delivery girls in Bamenda face risks of sexual assault

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the French / Mongolian joint venture. There's a moment of nostalgia in store for you, “The Listener's Corner” and “Ollia's Happy Moment” with Ollia Horton, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your music requests, so get them in! Send your music requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts that will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our team of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English – that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here. Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. NB: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognised RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire!!!!! If you do not answer the questions, I click “Decline”.There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 14 October, I asked you a question about France / Mongolia cooperation, which you read about in RFI English journalist Jan van der Made's article “Mongolia president begins France visit to discuss uranium mining, energy”.France is especially interested in uranium mining in Mongolia. Jan noted that business co-operation between the two countries is not new, and wrote about a 2015 joint venture. You were to answer these two questions about that joint venture: what are the names of the companies involved, and what is the controlling interest of each company?The answer is, to quote Jan's article: “In 2015, nuclear cooperation between France and Mongolia took a step forward with the creation of Badrakh Energy, a joint venture that is controlled by Orano's subsidiary Areva Mongol (66 percent) while Erdenes Mongol, through its subsidiary Monatom, holds 34 percent.” In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “Who – to you - is the most handsome man in all of history?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Jayanta Chakrabarty from New Delhi, India. Jayanta is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations Jayanta!Also on the list of lucky winners this week is Muhammad Shamim, the president of the Golden Eagles RFI Listeners Club in Keralam State, India, and RFI Listener's Club members Fr. Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon; Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene, Denmark, and  Zenon Teles from the Christian – Marxist – Leninist - Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “The Running Camel”, a traditional Mongolian folk song performed by Morin Khuur and his ensemble; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “We Are Family” by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, performed by Sister Sledge and The CHIC Organization.  This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate.  After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “Macron pledges emergency funds for flood-struck towns in northern France” to help you with the answer.You have until 11 December to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 16 December podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

Pius Akumbu is a senior researcher at Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique (LLACAN), a research unit of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and INaLCO University that specializes in the study of the languages and cultures of Africa. Before joining LLACAN, Pius was a Visiting Professor at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Previously, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Hamburg from 2019 to 2021. Before leaving Cameroon, Pius taught Linguistics courses at the universities of Buea and Bamenda. He received his PhD in Linguistics from the University of Yaoundé 1 in Cameroon. His research focuses on the documentation and description of Grassfields Bantu languages of Cameroon, including his mother tongue, Babanki. Additionally, Pius researches multilingualism in Cameroon as well as language planning and policy in Africa. He is an ELDP grant recipient, and a depositor at the Endangered Languages Archive. Since November 2022, Pius has been one of the Endangered Languages Project's (ELP) language revitalization mentors.

Introduction: Join us on this captivating episode of the "You Can Be Anything Podcast" as we dive into the inspiring journey of Epule Jeffrey Ewusi, widely recognized as Papa K in the world of Cameroonian and Nigerian cinema.  In this episode, host Solange Che engages in a heartfelt conversation with the talented actor renowned for his remarkable performances in films like "Breach of Trust," "Red Pink Poison," "Decoded," and "Royal Destination." With a portfolio of over 35 movies and a collection of prestigious awards, including the Cameroon Entertainment Award for Best Actor and the DAMA Best Actor Award, Papa K's story is one of dedication, perseverance, and artistic brilliance.   Get to Know Our Guest: Born in Buea, Cameroon, in 1983, Jeffrey's journey unfolds from his formative years attending PNEU primary school in Bamenda to obtaining a degree in Public Law from the University of Yaounde II. The turning point came in 2011 with his debut in "Triangle of Tears," launching him into a dynamic career spanning both the big and small screens.   The Conversation: Epule Jeffrey's rise to prominence is a testament to his ability to embody diverse roles and captivate audiences across cultures. Join us as we explore the man behind the roles, his dedication to his craft, and his indomitable spirit that continues to drive him forward. Tune in to gain valuable insights into the world of cinema, the power of determination, and the art of embracing one's passions to become the best version of oneself. This episode is not just an interview; it's a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.   Conclusion: Listen, learn, and be inspired on the "You Can Be Anything Podcast". Because, indeed, you can be anything you set your heart to.

“He was fearless right? Someone who would never say no in the fiercest of moments… Someone who, without even thinking or blinking in the moment, would always try to respond to the crisis which he faced.” Cameroon has only known one President during the last 40 years: Paul Biya. And for 30 of those years, John Fru Ndi was his only credible challenger. The politician from the North-west Anglophone region died in June at the age of 81 – and this coming weekend his funeral will take place at his Bamenda home. It's a region where a violent conflict has been raging since 2016 as separatist groups fight for their own state – claiming the marginalisation of the anglophone population. More than 6000 people have died during the conflict. But while he spoke up about this marginalisation, John Fru Ndi always opposed the idea of a separate Anglophone state – something which won him enemies as well as friends within the Anglophone community. For today's Africa Daily podcast, Mpho Lakaje discusses his legacy with his son Cornelius Fru Ndi, and analyst Arrey Ntui, and asks where his death leaves the opposition in Cameroon.

Avant 2017, Bamenda, la capitale de la région du Nord-Ouest du Cameroun, était non seulement un pôle économique, mais aussi une ville où la vie nocturne était intense. Snacks, bars, boîtes de nuit, il y en avait beaucoup. Mais depuis que les revendications séparatistes ont pris une tournure violente d'affrontements entre groupes armés et forces gouvernementales dans la région, Bamenda la nuit n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même, c'est ce que disent ceux qui l'ont connue. Reportage d'Alphonse Tebeck, traduction d'Amélie Tulet. Il est 22 heures au rond-point de l'hôpital dans l'arrondissement de Bamenda 2. Seules quelques motos circulent encore. Les rues sont quasiment désertes. Avant 2017, pourtant, le quartier était connu pour ses snacks et ses bars. Mais depuis, tout a fermé. Rencontré quelques heures plus tôt, Richard se souvient d'une époque qui lui semble maintenant révolue. « Je sors le soir quand je suis à Douala, à Bafoussam, à Yaoundé, mais quand je suis à Bamenda, à six heures le soir, je suis à la maison. Il y a trop d'insécurité. J'ai simplement peur de l'obscurité maintenant ici. Quand je suis invité à un événement, si c'est après six heures, je n'y vais même pas. La nuit, c'est fini », dit-il.C'est à deux kilomètres au nord du rond-point de l'hôpital, à Ntarikon Che Street, que début mai, le journaliste, Anye Nde Nso a été abattu devant un bar où il animait une soirée. Dans un autre quartier, celui de Oldchurch, Jérôme, 40 ans, est propriétaire d'un snack. Comme d'autres établissements, il ne fait plus recette. « On est passé de neuf salariés à zéro, on était plus capable de les payer. Le propriétaire, moi, je lui dois plusieurs mois de loyers, je n'arrive pas à payer. En 2016, Bamenda c'était du 24h sur 24. Certains lieux étaient ouverts, 24h sur 24. Personne n'avait peur, mais depuis cette crise, tout a changé, nous ne savons plus quoi faire, nous sommes déprimés », raconte-t-il.« Nous ne pouvons pas sacrifier notre jeunesse à cause de la guerre »Mais d'autres quartiers reprennent des couleurs, à « Mobile Nkwen » dans la commune de Bamenda 3, malgré les risques, là, la vie nocturne reprend progressivement. Sederik a la trentaine, il partage plusieurs bouteilles avec des amis. « Nous ne pouvons pas sacrifier notre jeunesse à cause de la guerre. Dans certaines communautés, des mesures ont été prises même par des chefs de quartier pour que les gens soient un peu tranquilles le soir pour se voir. S'il faut avoir peur la nuit, il faut avoir peur aussi le jour. Des banques ont été attaquées en plein jour. Il y a eu aussi plein d'enlèvements ont eu lieu la journée. Ce n'est pas que la nuit qui n'est pas sûre, même le jour, ce n'est pas sûr. Nous devons vivre avec et nous adapter. Par exemple, le soir, nous ne nous déplaçons pas en transports en commun, nous prenons nos voitures, nous ne nous garons pas devant les bars, nous nous garons plus loin, pour que les gens ne sachent pas qui vous êtes, quelle voiture vous avez, pour ne pas être une cible », explique-t-il.La future troisième phase du Programme présidentiel de reconstruction et de développement prévoit sur le papier un appui aux retours des investissements dans le secteur privé. Mais des acteurs de la société civile des régions anglophones du Cameroun estiment que parler de reconstruction est prématuré tant que les violences sont toujours en cours.À lire aussiCameroun: au centre DDR de Bamenda, les ex-combattants séparatistes attendent leur retour à la vie civile

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the Roland Garros tennis tournament. There's “On This Day”, the “Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia's “Happy Moment”, and Erwan Rome's “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 3 June, I asked you a question about the Roland Garros tennis tournament, where Paul Myers was reporting on the matches. In his article “Roland Garros: 5 things we learned on Day 2 - Alcaraz express”, he recounted the match between Stan Wawrinka and Albert Ramos-Vinolas, and you were to answer these two questions:  how long was the match, and who won? The answer is, to quote Paul's article: “While Carlos Alcaraz was displaying coltish exuberance at the start of his straight sets sortie against Flavio Cobolli, Stan Wawrinka was coming to the end of his old warhorse extravaganza. The 38-year-old Swiss muscled his way into a two-set lead against Albert Ramos-Vinolas. But the Spaniard fought back to force a decider which Wawrinka won. It all took four hours and 35 minutes."I think it was special today again to be here at Roland Garros," said Wawrinka who beat Novak Djokovic in the 2015 final. "There was a lot of support, a lot of fans. It helped me a lot to stay in the match and to keep fighting for it."In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “How do you like to celebrate your birthday?”, which was suggested by Radhakrishna Pillai.The winners are: Priyanka Paul, the president of the RFI Women's Club in Murshidabad, India. Priyanka is also the winner of this week's bonus question – congratulations, Priyanka!Also on the list of winners this week is Alomgir Hossen, a member of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh. There are RFI Listeners Club members Fr. Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon and Samir Mukhopadhyay from West Bengal, India, and RFI English listener Mobashera Moumi, from Bogura, Bangladesh.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “Polka” from the Czech Suite by Antonin Dvorak, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati; “Odyssey” by Valerie Capers, performed by Capers and her ensemble; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, played by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott-Heron, performed by the composer. Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article: “Sophie Lavaud becomes first French person to climb world's highest peaks” to help you with the answer.You have until 14 August to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 19 August podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

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This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the CFDT trade union and Macron's pension reform. You'll meet Paul Myers – who is our new “Listeners Corner” host - and get happy with Ollia Horton's “Happy Moment”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 15 April, I asked you a question about an article by RFI English journalist Amanda Morrow: “French unions rally protesters after pension reform talks end in failure”.  You were to tell us what Cyril Chabanier, the leader of the moderate CFTC union, had to say about the reform.The answer is, as Amanda wrote: “They” (meaning all of France's trade unions) “had been pushing for the complete withdrawal of the reform bill, which Cyril Chabanier, leader of the CFTC union said was "unfair and brutal". In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Father Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon: “Do you have a religious faith? What inspires you to adhere to and stay with it?”The winners are: Shahanaj Parvin, who's the president of the Nilshagor RFI Fan Club in Nilphamari, Bangladesh. Shahanaj is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Shahanaj!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are Asifa Shaheen, who's a member of the RFI Listeners Club in Sheikhupura City, Pakistan, and RFI Listeners Club members Karuna Kanta Pal from West Bengal, India; Ekena Begum from Odisha, India, and Mogire Machuki from Kissi, Kenya. Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: The “Spanish Dance No. 1” from Manuel de Falla's opera La Vida Breve, performed by Itzhak Perlman and Samuel Sanders; “Cha-cha-cha No. 2” by Xavier Cugat, performed by Cugat and his orchestra; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “Let's Call This” by Thelonius Monk, performed by Monk, Joe Gordon, and Harold Land.Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “France to ban all far-right extremist demonstrations” to help you with the answer.You have until 12 June to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 17 June podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about France's proposed pension reform. There's the “Listeners Corner”, Ollia's “Happy Moment”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.The ePOP video competition is open! The deadline for entries is 20 April  – but don't put it off! Start now!The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people … you create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution – told by the people it affects. So put on your thinking caps and get to work ... and by the way, the prizes are incredibly generous!To read the ePOP entry guidelines – as well as watch videos from previous years – go to the ePOP website.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!We have a new RFI Listeners Club member to welcome: Aynal Hoque from Natore, Bangladesh.Welcome, Aynal! So glad you have joined us! Be sure you join the RFI Listeners Club Facebook page!You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you receive a premium prize, AND, you can join our Facebook page, the RFI Listeners Club page. You must ask to join the group, and you must furnish your RFI Listeners Club membership number. I'll approve you, and off you go!This week's quiz: On 4 February, I asked you a question about a segment on Alison Hird and Sarah Elzas' podcast Spotlight on France. Alison had a piece on the podcast that week about how the proposed pension reform here will affect women, as often women take time off from work to care for their young children. They will therefore have to work longer than men, to fulfill the amount of time worked to qualify for a full pension.You were to listen closely to the podcast and answer this question: what is one option proposed by the opposition, that the government has refused outright?The answer is, to quote Alison: “One option would be getting retirees to contribute more by effectively lowering their pensions. The government has overruled this outright.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “Who is your role model?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!  The winners are: RFI English listener Dewan Rafiqul Islam from Naogaon, Bangladesh. Dewan is also the winner of this week's bonus question.Congratulations Dewan !Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club member Father Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon; Razib, who's a member of the RFI Fan Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh, and RFI English listeners Dia Zanib from Punjab, Pakistan and Kanwar Sandhu from British Columbia in Canada.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: The traditional “Raga Khammaj” performed by Rajeev Janardan; “Salon Buenos Aires” by Miguel del Aguila, performed by APERIO; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “The Joker” by Bojan Zulfikarpasic, performed by Ifrikya.Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Amanda Morrow's article “France headed for water curbs as dry winter intensifies drought” to help you with the answer.You have until 27 March to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 1 April podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the e-scooter referendum in Paris, the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.The ePOP video competition is open! The deadline for entries is 20 April 2023 – but don't put it off! Start now!The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people … you create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution – told by the people it affects. So put on your thinking caps and get to work ... and by the way, the prizes are incredibly generous!To read the ePOP entry guidelines – as well as watch videos from previous years – go to the ePOP website.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” on the upper left-hand side of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!We have two new RFI Listeners Club members to welcome: Karuna Kanta Paul from West Bengal, India, and Jahangir Alam from Naogaon, Bangladesh.Welcome, Karuna! Welcome Jahangir! So glad you have joined us! Be sure you join the RFI Listeners Club Facebook page!You too can be a member of the RFI Listeners Club – just write to me at english.service@rfi.fr and tell me you want to join, and I'll send you a membership number. It's that easy. When you win a Sound Kitchen quiz as an RFI Listeners Club member, you receive a premium prize, AND, you can join our Facebook page, the RFI Listeners Club page. You must ask to join the group, and you must furnish your RFI Listeners Club membership number. I'll approve you, and off you go!This week's quiz: On 21 January, I asked you a question about our article “Paris to hold public vote on continuing e-scooter rental services”.The fans of the e-scooters praise them as a “fast, non-polluting alternative to cars or crowded public transport”, to quote our article.But there are many non-fans as well: the riders often use the sidewalk, which is forbidden – they can go really fast!  - and there have been some bad accidents that have severely hurt pedestrians. Due to the many complaints, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo scheduled a referendum on whether the rental e-scooters will continue to be available in Paris.You were to answer these two questions: when will the referendum be held, and what will Parisians be asked?The answer is, to quote our article: “Hidalgo said Paris residents would be asked ‘a very simple question' in the referendum planned for the second of April: "Do we or don't we continue with free-floating rental scooters?"In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question: “Where is the best place to be in the spring?”Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!  The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Dipita Chakrabarty from New Delhi, India. Dipita is also the winner of this week's bonus question: “Where is the best place to be in spring?”Congratulations Dipita!Also on the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listeners Club members Father Steven Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon; Renita Rini from Munshiganj, Bangladesh, and RFI English listeners Liu Wei from Guangdong Province in China, and Sheuly Khatun from Sirajganj Bangladesh.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “dJarabi”, written by Sona Jobarteh, and performed by Jobarteh and her band; Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and the traditional Mongolian song “Altain maagtaal”, played and sung by Batzorig Vaanchig.Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read our article “EU to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035, slash truck and bus emissions”, to help you with the answer.You have until 13 March to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 18 March podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

La ciudad de Bamenda, en Camerún, ha sido destruida por los enfrentamientos entre los secesionistas y las fuerzas del gobierno.

In Cameroon the Ambazonian separatist leader known as 'One Blood', has been killed near the Northwest Regional capital Bamenda. Also, we've a special focus on South Sudan with former child soldier turned musician and activist, Emmanuel Jal, as our guest editor. And conflict rages in South Sudan's Upper Nile and Jonglei states, causing fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis. Those stories and more in this podcast presented by Bola Mosuro.

Provida, profamilia y arzobispo castrense, no ha dudado en pronunciarse ante multitud de polémicas: Broglio, nuevo líder de los obispos de EEUU. ¿Ver a Biden? «Sería feliz» de llevarle el Evangelio. El cardenal Wilton Gregory cancela la Misa por la Vida en la archidiócesis de Washington. Cardenal Müller: Un Papa “perdería automáticamente su cargo” si cayera en herejía. Es "erróneo pensar que un concilio o un papa pudiera anular un dogma anterior". Comienza en Roma el Congreso por el IV centenario de la creación de la Congregación Propaganda Fide. Comienza en Roma el Congreso por el IV centenario de la creación de la Congregación Propaganda Fide. El Arzobispo de Bamenda lanza una batería de medidas pastorales para garantizar los frutos de un Año de la Eucaristía.

Ref: The Lion of Judah has broken every yoke He has given us the victory again and again 1. He has broken the yoke of unfaithfulness He has broken the yoke of failure and frustration He has broken the yoke of my old failings He has given me the victory again and again The Lion! 2. He has taken all my sins; He has taken all the self He has delivered me from all my sins; I am very grateful. He has broken the hypocrite; He has broken every yoke He has given me the victory again and again The Lion! 3. He has given us the strength to fast; He's given strength to pray He has given us the strength to work every day of our lives The strength to turn the loss to Him; the strength to teach the saints He has given us the victory again and again The Lion! 4. He has given us the breakthroughs in very many ways He has given us the breakthrough in soul winning for sure He has given us the breakthroughs in so many other ways He has given us the victory again and again The Lion! 5. He has broken the yoke in Yaoundé, Douala In Bertoua, Bamenda, Bafoussam and Buea He has broken the yoke from us everywhere we are found All over Cameroon, He has blessed us again and again The Lion! 6. Very soon, we'll be with Him, on the great throne of God Very soon, we'll reign with Him, there on the throne At the great banquet in heaven, we'll have to stop all fasts He'll have given us the victory again and again The Lion! MYN, 20:03, 24/12/17, Area 6, Lilongwe, Malawi

Live Performance at Black Swagger Poetry Slam, Bamenda Cameroon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mottanni/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mottanni/support

Live Performance at Black Swagger Poetry Slam, Bamenda, Cameroon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mottanni/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mottanni/support

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - In the aftermath of the fire that gutted a church in Cameroon, Bishop Aloysius Fondong of the Diocese of Mamfé entered the ruins to retrieve the Blessed Sacrament and found the sacred Hosts and the ciborium containing them to be intact. On the night of September 16, armed men set fire to Saint Mary's church in the town of Nchang, located in the Diocese of Mamfé, and kidnapped five priests, a nun, and three lay people. The archbishop of Bamenda, Andrew Nkea Fuanya, said that the kidnappers have demanded a ransom. The prelate commented that there are groups that see the Church as an “easy target to make money.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252363/blessed-sacrament-found-intact-in-tabernacle-of-church-burned-by-armed-men-in-cameroon President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to erroneously suggest that the Catholic Church makes exceptions for rape and incest in its condemnation of abortion. Biden made the remarks at a fundraising event for the Democratic National Committee at a private home in New York City's Central Park South neighborhood while discussing a Republican-backed congressional bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks into pregnancy. The president incorrectly said the bill has no exceptions for rape and incest. A White House spokesperson was not immediately available Thursday night to clarify what Biden meant. But any implication that the Catholic Church makes exceptions where abortion is concerned is incorrect. “Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion,” the Catechism of the Catholic Church states. “This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed as an ends or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252367/president-biden-catholic-church-abortion-teaching-exceptions A priest along with the former parish administrator of a Catholic church in Florida funneled nearly $1.5 million in parishioners' donations into a secret bank account for personal use, Vero Beach police said Tuesday. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252364/florida-priest-and-parish-administrator-embezzled-1-dollars-5-cents-million-from-parish-police-say Today, the Church celebrates the Italian Franciscan priest Saint Pio of Petrelcina, better known as “Padre Pio” and known for his suffering, humility and miracles. Born Francesco Forgione, he joined the Franciscans in 1903. He took the new name Pio, a modernized Italian form of “Pius,” in honor of Pope Saint Pius the fifth. He made his solemn vows four years later, and received priestly ordination in the summer of 1910. Shortly after, he first received the Stigmata – Christ's wounds, present in his own flesh. Against his own wishes, the friar's reputation for holiness, and attending miracles, began to attract huge crowds. Some Church officials, however, denounced the priest and had him banned from public ministry in 1931. Pope Pius XI ended the ban two years later, and his successor Pius XII encouraged pilgrimages to Padre Pio's friary. Known for patient suffering, fervent prayer, and compassionate spiritual guidance, Padre Pio also lent his efforts to the establishment of a major hospital, the “Home to Relieve Suffering.” Padre Pio died in 1968, and was declared a saint in 2002. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-pio-of-pietrelcina-603

Your Heard Tell for Tuesday, August the 23th, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern the time we live in by discussing the latest viral video of police violence as they arresting a suspect we'll givr the full context and the biggest giveaway from the video as to what really happened. Meanwhile, overseas in Africa the nation of Cameroon sufferes after five years of civil war, we read a harrowing account of life in the city of Bamenda that illustrates what the people caught between sepratists and the government are dealing with. Our guest today is Dr Kathryn Gordon, clinical psychologist & author of The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook who returns to Heard Tell to once again talk mental health. Dr Katie responses and explains some recent mental health related headlines and news stories, narratives anout issies and treatments, and talks about what we know now about the COVID-era's affect on us all. Dr Gordon also talks some pop culture and the depiction of mental health in media, movies, and TV, highlighting She-Hulk, Stranger Things 4, House of the Dragon, and more. Also, flooding in Kentucky and West Virginia have brought a recurring problem after natural disasters; pets need shelter and food after being displaced along with their owners. All that and more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell.--------------------Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.comPlease make sure to subscribe to @Heard Tell , like the program, comment with your thoughts, and share with others.Support Heard Tell here: Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about the Rangelands Initiative Africa. You'll hear about the ePOP competition from RFI's Planète Radio, there's lots of good music, and of course, the new quiz question. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week. Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all! Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts! In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more. There's Paris Perspective, Africa Calling, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series - an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too. As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service. Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our excellent staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with! To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website and click on the three horizontal bars on the top right, choose “Listen to RFI / Podcasts”, and you've got ‘em ! You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone. To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show.  Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below.  Another idea for your students: My beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, Dr Gerald Muller, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.  Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload! And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”). There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club, too. Just click on the link above and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do! This week's quiz: RFI English journalist Laura Angela Bagnetto was in Côte d'Ivoire in May, at the United Nations' 15th “Conference of the Parties”. The theme for the conference was “Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity”, and is, as the UN wrote, “a call to action to ensure land, the lifeline on this planet, continues to benefit present and future generations.”  ​ In Laura Angela's article, “COP15: Securing land rights is crucial to land restoration in Africa”, she talks about a pan-African pastoralist movement that's being created by the Rangelands Initiative Africa. All examples show, as Laura Angela points out, that when the community is involved – in this case, the pastoralists – they themselves will achieve what is needed. This new grassroots group of pastoralists planned to meet again in late May, to agree on the way forward, and on 21 May, I asked you to tell me where that meeting would take place. The answer is: In Jordan, at the International Land Coalition (ILC) forum. The ILC is a global alliance of civil society and farmers' organizations, NGOs, and United Nations agencies. The winners are: Sharifun Islam Nitu from the RFI Amour Fan Club in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and RFI Listener Club members Father Stephen Wara from Bamenda, Cameroon; Razia Hosen Iti from Netrokona, Bangladesh; Rachid Dahmani from M'sila, Algeria, and Hans Verner Lollike from Hedehusene in Denmark, who included this thoughtful comment with his quiz entry: “God has created enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for everyone's greed!” Congratulations winners! Here's the music you heard on this week's program: “Take the A Train” by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, performed by Duke Ellington and his orchestra; Traditional Fulani music for flutes, performed by Bailo Bah and Sylvain Leroux; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and the Clarinet Concerto by Aaron Copland, performed by Richard Stoltzman with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... You have to listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, refer to Ollia's article “Gastronomy gong given to Fulani chef supporting women in West Africa” to help you with the answer. You have until 22 August to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 27 August podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address 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 By text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number. To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here. To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club, click here. 

In the 13th episode of The Anabolic Mind Show, Mark Jenkins sits down with “The Queen of Bamenda” Naomi Achu to share her journey with Health and Wellness. Connect with and JOIN FREE COMMUNITY  Already have an account? Log In First Name * Last Name * Password * Confirm Password *

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Cameroon teachers on strike+++Liberia's three-year moratorium on FGM+++Are Africans willing to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war?

Rodney Ngoh is the organizer for Indomitable Hope, a charity aimed at helping the Garden of Education and Healing Orphanage in Bamenda, Cameroon. This initiative is a month-long campaign to get donations for the children in the Garden of Education and Healing Orphanage. The Garden is a home for children of all ages who have been abandoned and need help. The children go through many hardships, dealing with health concerns such as diabetes and HIV/AIDS, to nutritional and water issues. With the emergence of COVID and civil war in Cameroon, daily life for children has become much more difficult. The Garden is trying to build a better future for the kids, despite their circumstances. They emphasize education and maintaining an optimistic mindset. It would mean the world to have your financial support so WE can continue to bring hope to these children. All The funds will go towards Helping the orphanage. Donations from generous people like you will impact the lives of so many children. GoFundMe: Fundraiser by Rodney Ngoh : Help the children in the GEH orphanage (gofundme.com) Website: https://indomitablehope476887269.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ndomitable_hope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074627661055 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indomitablehope/ World XP: Instagram and Twitter @worldxppodcast @worldxpsoccer

Uganda troop deployment in DRC raises concerns++South Africa slams global response to the discovery of omicron variant+++Cameroonians in Bamenda celebrate culture day

Last week's episode was about giving a holistic experience on what it takes to be a successful international student in the US and diaspora as a whole. In this episode, we dive deeper into resources that are available to prospective students in Africa to use if planning to apply to schools in the US. Our guest Richard Ewane, founder of The Student Advisor, explains the entire process of applying to college as an international student successfully with an emphasis on making it through the complex process of the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy. If you are a student or parent of a prospective student who is confused and/or overwhelmed by the complex process of applying to college in the diaspora, then this episode is for you. Meet Our Guest Born in Cameroon, Richard Ewane attended primary school in Yaoundé and secondary school at Sacred Heart College Mankon, Bamenda. He then went to college in America, studying International Business and Economics at Ohio Northern University (ONU). Upon graduation, Mr. Ewane was hired by his alma mater, ONU, as an Admissions Counselor. After working at ONU, Mr. Ewane decided to return to Cameroon. He worked at the S. T. Muna Foundation for a few years and then he was recruited by the U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé as the EducationUSA Advisor, working with prospective students, their families, and other stakeholders to gain admission to U.S. institutions. During his tenure at the U.S. Embassy, Mr. Ewane recorded a seventeen percent (17%) increase in the number of successful applications from the country, the largest increase in over a decade! Driven by his desire to improve the lives of his fellow Cameroonian youth, Richard left his position at the US Embassy and went to work as the Chief of Staff to the international lawyer and anti-corruption champion, Akere "Mr. Clean'' Muna, a candidate in Cameroon's 2018 presidential election. Simultaneously, he launched The Student Advisor to continue the work he has been doing for a decade – effecting change by providing educational opportunities to Cameroonians. Today, he continues to work with the then-presidential candidate on matters of good governance and anti-corruption across the globe, as well as run The Student Advisor. All with the goal of bringing positive change to his community. Contact Richard:  Website: www.thestudentadvisor.com Phone [whatsapp]: +1 614 697 4455 Phone: +237 680 230 570 Social media platforms: The Student Advisor   Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 – 07:54] Introduction Introducing the guests The guest summarize his journey [07:54 – 20:05] Coming to America to Study The application process Arriving in America Culture shock experiences Richard's first experience with American students Adapting to the America system [20:05 – 23:00] Working in America after Graduation Working as an Admissions Counselor Setting up orientation for foreign students [23:00 – 30:00] Coming back to Cameroon Finding a job I regretted my decision when things got difficult Working in an orphanage & starting a record label Working at the United States Embassy [54:35 – 46:26] How The Student Advisor helps Students Guiding students through the entire F-1 visa application process Advising students on how to select schools Launching a bootcamp to help students  How The Student Advisor was started The abundant scholarships available [46:36 – 48:04] Get in Touch with The Student Advisor Contact us through our website Getting in touch through Whatsapp & Social Media [48:04 – 55:13] Lessons & Final Words Two important things to note  Anyoh's  final words   Tweetable Quotes: “After doing this several times, I can today look at a kid's document and ask them how the interview went and know exactly what happened. So what we do is consulting for students who have been denied visas or about to go for an interview and steer them in the right direction.” - Richard Ewane [Founder, The Student Advisor] “A lot of students will stand in their own way. This is because they work with- and receive advice from people who have no idea what they are talking about.” - Richard Ewane [Founder, The Student Advisor] “There could be way more [international students studying in America]. We have so many more qualified students who just fall through the cracks because they don't have information. When I started working at the US Embassy, I did a full media bliss and we ended up having a 17% increase in the number of Cameroonian students studying in the US.” -  Richard Ewane [Founder, The Student Advisor] “Disseminating correct information is really important for our students because they don't know. You have all these kids who got 5As in Advanced Level, they should be going to MIT and Stanford and Berkeley, but they don't know they can. And even when they've seen other people do it, they don't know how to go about it.” - Richard Ewane [Founder, The Student Advisor] “Life would have been way easier and better if I had this kind of opportunity [with The Student Advisor] prior to coming to the United States as an international student. It is really amazing how much we just try to figure it out by ourselves because we don't have any guidance.” - Anyoh Fombad LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out the best content just for you! You can connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, or send us an email at hello@livingafricanpodcast.com. Check out our website www.livingafricanpodcast.com for more resources and to learn more. You can connect with Anyoh on Facebook (@anyohf), Instagram (@anyohfombad), and Twitter (@anyohfombad).

Mary-Noël Niba est une amoureuse des salles obscures, devenue productrice, réalisatrice de documentaires la nuit, responsable des Relations publiques à l'ambassade du Cameroun en France, le jour. Auteure de nombreux documentaires (Le dos de la veuve, Bamenda city ou encore Claire ou l'enfant de l'amour, un long métrage), Mary-Noël Niba scrute sa société camerounaise avec empathie, doublé d'un ancrage appuyé pour sa terre. Alors que tous les Médias confondus s'interrogent en boucle sur la question des migrants, notre réalisatrice se penche, elle, sur le sort de ces Africains qui choisissent le chemin du retour. Partir ? C'est le titre de son documentaire plusieurs fois récompensé. Meilleur documentaire camerounais au Festival Écrans Noirs 2019, coup de cœur du Festival Le temps presse à Paris 2020.    Les choix musicaux de Mary-Noël Niba :  - Le Cantique de Jean Racine, mis en musique par Gabriel Fauré - Je vais à Yaoundé, André-Marie Tala - Black Magic Girl, Yung Meagan 

Kibonen's unique search for identity begins by leaving her home country of Cameroon to launch her career in the United States as a designer and philanthropist. Her clothing infuses African culture and contemporary designs. She explains her purpose is to make a difference in Africa and build employment opportunities in her hometown of Bamenda, Cameroon, where she launched a fair-trade textile manufacturing plant. She speaks on her journey to help others and find her purpose. Music: Acid Road by Ketsa

This episode will have you laughing and crying at the same time. Jason's brother-in-law, Ben Sinclair, and family are missionaries to Cameroon, Africa. Due to the tragic loss of a co-worker, Ben and his family had to flee Cameroon due to the political unrest. After years and years of investment in the city of Bamenda, their lives changed through the sound of a gunshot and the tragic loss of a dear coworker. Listen as Ben candidly opens his heart to how God worked in and through him. Ben and his family are not done in Cameroon. Shortly, they will be returning to another region of the country to share the gospel of Jesus Christ! We are sure this episode will encourage you as it was an encouragement and challenge to Jason and Gary. 

Residents of Bamenda in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions are coming to terms with the killing of four teenagers by soldiers. In Tanzania, Dr Joyce Singano has won a prestigious global prize for her research into microfossils. A reality check on the use of Ivermectin for the treatment of Covid-19.

Le 24 octobre 2020, sept enfants de 9 à 12 ans sont froidement et sauvagement assassinés dans leur salle de classe par des bandes armées. Quelques jours plus tard, le 4 novembre, un autre groupe d’hommes armés oblige des enseignants et des enfants à se déshabiller entièrement avant de prendre des photos et des vidéos qui sont par la suite largement diffusés sur les réseaux sociaux. Des professeurs décapités, la tête exposée dans la ville de Bamenda, des femmes violées... C’est le climat apocalyptique qui règne dans la partie anglophone du Cameroun. Comment mettre un terme à cette escalade de violences, à ce conflit barbare qui a déjà fait plus de 3 000 victimes, et suscité plus de 500 000 déplacés ? Plus d’un an après, le grand dialogue national qui était censé apporter des réponses à cette crise, quel est le bilan ? Avec nos invités : - Grégoire Owona, ministre du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale depuis décembre 2011. Secrétaire Général Adjoint du comité central du RDPC. - Elie Smith, journaliste et secrétaire général de la Anglophone General Conference (initiative interreligieuse rassemblant des leaders anglophones presbytériens, musulmans (avec imams de Buea et de Bamenda), et catholiques (cardinal Tumi), dirigée par Tumi et qui se propose de donner la parole à différentes sensibilités anglophones et de regrouper les principales revendications afin de contribuer au dialogue national. - Boh Herbert, porte-parole du mouvement pour la restauration de l’indépendance du Southern Cameroons (MORISC), ancien journaliste exilé aux États-Unis. - Simon Munzu, ancien sous-secrétaire général des Nations unies et représentant spécial adjoint du secrétaire général en Côte d’Ivoire. Il est l’un des promoteurs de la Anglophone General Conference. Acteur de la société civile, il défend depuis une trentaine d’années le retour au fédéralisme.  

Die Zuschauerfrage kommt diese Woche von Katwiy-Afukeze Achuo-Dze aus Bamenda in Kamerun.

Today it was 'Women In Business', coffee and also a remembrance of Sept. 11th and what it means as Americans. We went live on location today from Cotton Seed (8 N. Broadway Ave., Aurora) with our friend Yvonne, owner and founder. With an awesome store full of style Cotton Seed has quickly turned into a "must-visit" location in the downtown scene. There's a lot to see and experience when you walk in and when meeting Yvonne for the 1st time you feel like you're in good hands. There's a great number of vendors who call the Cotton Seed home and we even got to see some of their great work. From time to time we are always reminded of new things and Cotton Seed never stops delivering. In addition to checking our cool merch' and artwork we also sipped some great Bamenda coffee! Straight outta Cameroon! Shouts go out to Invest Aurora (survey about covid19 deadline is Sept. 21st) and Aurora Downtown. Don't forget the call to artists for the Sugar Skull City project celebrating Day of the Dead (dia de los muertos), get that artwork in! Shouts go out to our friend and community partner Chicano, shouts also go out to Crystal House and the City of Aurora. Big thanks to VizoArts and to Tredwell. Stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel. We've got a lot more coming soon and thank you to all of our fans, listeners and subcribers. The 2nd largest city's 1st daily news podcast will see you all Monday morning! Be safe, blessed and motivated this weekend. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningaurora/support

De ses débuts difficiles à Bamenda au succès avec Empire Company, rencontre avec Magasco l'un des artistes africains les plus talentueux de sa génération. L'épisode a été publié en vidéo sur Youtube le 13 Mai 2018, cliquez ici pour le voir. Ce n'est pas une interview, c'est une conversation. #TchinMagasco

This episode marks the Season Two finale with Professor Pius Akumbu, who is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bamenda, Cameroon and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Hamburg since January 2019. He received his PhD in Linguistics from The University of Yaounde 1, in Cameroon. His research focuses … Continue reading Ep 24: Pius Akumbu on Insider Research in Babanki

This episode marks the Season Two finale with Professor Pius Akumbu, an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bamenda, Cameroon, and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on the documentation and description of Grassfields Bantu languages of Cameroon, including his mother tongue, Babanki. Additionally, Pius researches multilingualism in Cameroon as well as language planning and policy in Africa. He is an ELDP grant recipient and a depositor at the Endangered Languages Archive. He is also a member of the KPAAM-CAM project.  Things mentioned in this episode:Babanki languageMultimedia Documentation of Babanki Ritual Speech (ELAR deposit)KPAAM-CAM projectNjem (Njyem) language Cameroonian Pidgin EnglishELDPFirebird FoundationFoundation For Endangered LanguagesEndangered Language FundPius Akumbu's websiteBabanki literacy classes and community-based language research by Pius Akumbu (2018)Episode 13: Jeff Good on Facilitating Language Documentation in Cameroon Get in touch: Website: https://fieldnotespod.comEmail: fieldnotespod@gmail.comTwitter & Instagram: @lingfieldnotesField Notes Support Page

Uganda's Electoral Commission has banned mass campaign rallies and encouraged aspiring candidates to campaign through the media. We speak to Tewolde Gebremariam, the Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines. He tells us more about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the airline industry in sub-Saharan Africa. Plus, we hear from Rev. Bernardine Nsom, a Roman Catholic priest from the Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon about how the health crisis has transformed religious communities.

Legislative and municipal elections were held in Cameroon on Sunday 9 February. In some English-speaking communities, the elections were marked by a low turnout and sporadic gunshots.  Prior to the polls, separatists had called on locals to boycott the elections and also imposed a one week lockdown in their attempt to disrupt the exercise. Correspondent Alphonse Tebeck sent this report from Bamenda. Click the 'play' button above to listen to the audio report, or subscribe to our podcast by searching 'RFI international report.

In Cameroon, parliamentary and municipal elections take place on Sunday. There are fears of violence in the country’s minority English-speaking regions, which have been rocked by a three-year crisis. English-speaking separatists who have been fighting to create a new state called Ambazonia have vowed to disrupt the polls in the anglophone areas. Since the crisis turned into an armed conflict, nearly a million people have been forced out of their homes and more than 3000 killed. Local residents in the affected regions say their priority for now is their safety. Correspondent Alphonse Tebeck sends this report from Bamenda

On this episode, Neeley, Raoul and I sat down with Africa's own and Cameroonian musician Stanley Enow. Stanley broke it down for us. We spoke about growing up in Bamenda, the challenges and obstacles he faced on his journey. From not getting an opportunity to imposing himself and making it to the top of the charts.

There have been protests in Cameroon's two English-speaking regions, where people say they are marginalised by the French-speaking majority. There have been violent clashes between rebels and government forces, with civilians caught between. BBC Africa's Peter Tah is based in Bamenda, and has found the story on his doorstep. Image: a soldier from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) in Cameroon Credit: AFP/Getty Images

At least 79 students and three others, including the principal, were seized early on Monday morning in Bamenda, the capital of the North-West region, a government official has told the BBC. A massive search operation involving the Cameroonian army is now under way. Cameroon's North-West and South-West regions have been hit by a s ecessionist rebellion in recent years. Regional governor Adolphe Lele L'Afrique blamed separatist militias for the kidnapping. Hey gang. We need to get our YouTube up to 4,000 subscribers before we can apply to monetize. Help if you can. Thank you. https://www.youtube.com/user/WilliamAllikzander  

In 2018, Feka was nominated as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Young Africans for her contribution towards improving the lives of girls in her native Cameroon and Uganda. Her organization, Hope for Vulnerables and Orphans, makes re-usable pads to help girls stay in school. Feka is on a mission to make cheaper options available to students from disadvantages communities. Listen to Feka’s story as she talks about the impact of the current war in Cameroon, the solution she offers and her hope for Cameroon and Africa. We also talk about some weird and wonderful greetings she has seen across the continent, her love for cooking and baking and why she chose to go into teaching in the first place. You can contact Feka through the following Social Medial channels; LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/parchibell-feka-aa669374/https://www.facebook.com/fekaparchibell.essimi

This Episode features Javnyuy Joybert, Social Entrepreneur, Business Development Trainer/Consultant and Founder/CEO COSDEF Group. Javnyuy Joubert is a Social Entrepreneur, Empowerment Coach, Strategic Entrepreneurship and Business Development Trainer/Consultant and a blogger. He is the Founder of the COSDEF Group whose mission is to design solutions to Africa’s problems, create impact, improve lives and make money.He is the Country Director Consultant for C-Life, a Dallas Texas US based African Led Servant Leadership training organization. He is also the COO of Most Influential Young Cameroonians Initiative. Javnyuy Joybert is the Founder/CEO, Senior Trainer and Principal Consultant at The Center for Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Business Management Development (CELBMD) Africa – The Pan African Professional Center. You can connect with Javnyuy through these channelsTwitter – @dajackdow90https://www.facebook.com/javnyuyjoybert#1000africanvoices

The various Anglophone groups in north west and south west need to come together and talk, setting aside their differences over self-declared independence, federalism or self-determination, according to a leading Anglophone lawyer. Nkongho Felix Agbor Balla, who spent 8 months in prison for organising Anglophone protests, has told Spotlight on Africa that infighting between the differing groups needs to stop. The crisis in Anglophone regions has worsened over recent months with allegations of Cameroonian security ransacking towns and villages, while armed separatist groups have continued to carry out reprisal attacks. Some groups support independence and in October 2017 declared Ambazonia as a breakaway state. Spotlight on Africa spoke to Agbor Balla, president of the Fako Lawyers Association and vice president for the central Africa region at the African Bar Association… What’s the latest on the jailed Anglophone leaders? Those who were transferred from Nigeria. The latest is that there’s no latest in the sense that we don’t have any information. Nobody has seen them, nobody has spoken to them - their lawyers and family, nobody that I know. I’ve been there with a couple of lawyers twice and we were not allowed to see them. Besides from those transferred from Nigeria, do you know how many Anglophones in total are currently in custody? There are close to 1,000 that are in custody between 2 maximum prisons in Yaoundé – Kondengui principale, where I spent 8 months, and there is Kondengui centrale where Mancho Bibixy, Penn Terence and the others are. There are also some detained at the Sed [Secrétaire d'Etat à la Défense], the gendarmerie headquarters, in Yaoundé. Some are also supposed to be at the judicial police at Elig Essono. Then there are close to 409 at the central prison in Buea, others in Bamenda and scattered all over the country. These are those that we can identify. Some of them have already been convicted – Penn Terence was given 12 years, others had 11, Mancho Bibixy and Tsi Conrad were found guilty on terrorism, secession and group rebellion. So the matter has been adjourned until 8th [May] for the sentencing. Why do you think you were released from jail last year? To be sincere and honest with you, we don’t really know. I don’t know what was the reason that they used in deciding to release myself, Dr [Neba] Fontem, Justice [Paul] Ayah and 51 others. Do you support the violence carried out by some separatist groups? They say they’re defending the people against crimes carried out by the Cameroonian security forces. It's a very tricky one. I believe in self-defence, I believe in the right for people to protect themselves, protect their people. I think it's a fundamental right – the right to self-defence. But I don’t agree when you go beyond self-defence when you start doing things that are outside of the law. That’s what I have a problem with. I also think the whole thing about self-defence stems from the fact that most of the people I’ve spoken to believe in an armed struggle. Their argument is that, the government arrests people and because they cannot protect themselves, they just kidnap some of them, take them to Yaoundé, and try them - so they’re trying to protect the people. So it's a tricky balance between self-defence and committing offences also. The violence is quite close to home for you, in fact your family house in Mamfé was attacked. How did this make you feel? I felt a bit sad and a bit disappointed because I believe that for most of my adulthood I have, in one way or another, contributed or fought for our people. I’ve been involved - the struggle did not start in 2016, it’s just that I came to the limelight in the struggle in 2016. But I have been in the struggle from the days of the All Anglophone Conference when I was a young boy. So for me to then go to jail, my dad was buried in my absence, then to see what happened, but it’s not the majority of the people. So what’s why I don’t get dejected because I still believe that in any struggle you have people who disagree with you. You have people who don’t think like you. But I caution violence and I’m urging all the groupings that we can still disagree without being disagreeable. If we have a common goal, to fight to protect the self-determination of our people, we need to understand that not everybody will think alike. You talked about diverging views there. The Anglophone movement has somewhat splintered into a number of different groups. Is it important to reconcile this? It’s very important for us. It’s true that it’s not easy to speak with one voice. But I think it’s very important for us as a people to try as much as possible not to be seen, the perception, that we’re fighting each other. There are times when the leaders, the other groupings and their followers, they spend a lot of time criticising and attacking each other. Rather than focusing on the target, which is the self-determination of the people. If I had my way I would advise, I would urge, I would organise with the other leaders, let them sit down and have an Anglophone leadership forum. Where the leaders can sit and dialogue and try to agree on the things that all of them have a common interest in. Was the self-declaration of Ambazonia a bad idea? The time that it was done, I think it was precipitated, enough groundwork had not been done for the declaration. But I wasn’t involved so perhaps they had more information, perhaps they had information that I didn’t have. You’re saying it was a bad idea? No. I would not say it was a bad or a good idea because I don’t have the facts that they have. I don’t know the background to which they decided to declare independence. But the situation on the ground – declaring independence – does it change anything? How can we effectively, if you have independence, how can you effectively protect it? How can you effectively live as an independent state? What are the recognitions you have from other states? So it’s not just about the declaration of independence. What role have France and the UK played since the start of the crisis? I think they’re doing behind-the-scenes diplomacy. I met a couple of diplomats, officially and unofficially, from both the French and the British. I personally think that they could do a lot, they could do more. They could engage, not only engage in government, but engage with both parties to try to see and find a solution. How we can get a truce from what is going on. Also to address the problems that the Anglophones have been raising. It’s very important for us to look at these problems and try to find a long-lasting solution. The British and the French they should know better because this problem, in a way they’re connected to the problem, in a way they’re responsible for what is happening. So they cannot just claim that it’s an independent state, we cannot intervene. When do you want to intervene? Do you want to intervene when there’s a peacekeeping mission? I don’t think it’s proper. Yes they’re doing something, which I appreciate, but I think that they can do more. I urge them to engage the government, to engage the other groupings also in trying to see how we can find a solution. Because the current situation on the ground, it’s not helpful for anybody, it’s not helpful for the country, it’s not helpful for the citizens. So the earlier we find a solution where we can live in peace and harmony as we used to live prior to the uprising. Genuine peace, genuine justice, genuine harmony, not the situation where one group of persons feel they’re second class. In a society that there is equality, that there is fairness for each and every one, no matter what part of the country you come from. I think it will be better. Can change for Anglophones come about through the ballot box do you think? With the forthcoming elections? There are diverging schools of thought. Some believe that an election could help the situation. It’s difficult to defeat the current leadership because of everything they have, they created the constitutional council, everything, they have the money, they have the resources. The elections can never be free and fair. Electioneering is an entire process, not just voting. It starts with the entire process, from registration, access to media, campaign financing, everything, not just the voting. I don’t think that they will be able to defeat the current head of state. I wish that there was a possibility that those who were vying for the highest office could come together and have a veritable candidate. So that they can give the ruling party a run for its money. But when you talk to most of them you don’t have the feeling that they would come together. So the elections for you are irrelevant? I think they won’t help the situation. Going for an election when a part of the country is having this kind of armed conflict - because it's a war in the south west and north west regions - I don’t think it's the best solution. I think we should try and see how we can find a solution, address these issues, because elections won’t solve the problem. This problem has been created by the current government, I don’t think it has the ability and the capacity to solve the problem. So him [President Paul Biya] being in power – this problem will not be solved. I think the problem will be solved when he leaves power.

The various Anglophone groups in north west and south west need to come together and talk, setting aside their differences over self-declared independence, federalism or self-determination, according to a leading Anglophone lawyer. Nkongho Felix Agbor Balla, who spent 8 months in prison for organising Anglophone protests, has told Spotlight on Africa that infighting between the differing groups needs to stop. The crisis in Anglophone regions has worsened over recent months with allegations of Cameroonian security ransacking towns and villages, while armed separatist groups have continued to carry out reprisal attacks. Some groups support independence and in October 2017 declared Ambazonia as a breakaway state. Spotlight on Africa spoke to Agbor Balla, president of the Fako Lawyers Association and vice president for the central Africa region at the African Bar Association… What's the latest on the jailed Anglophone leaders? Those who were transferred from Nigeria. The latest is that there's no latest in the sense that we don't have any information. Nobody has seen them, nobody has spoken to them - their lawyers and family, nobody that I know. I've been there with a couple of lawyers twice and we were not allowed to see them. Besides from those transferred from Nigeria, do you know how many Anglophones in total are currently in custody? There are close to 1,000 that are in custody between 2 maximum prisons in Yaoundé – Kondengui principale, where I spent 8 months, and there is Kondengui centrale where Mancho Bibixy, Penn Terence and the others are. There are also some detained at the Sed [Secrétaire d'Etat à la Défense], the gendarmerie headquarters, in Yaoundé. Some are also supposed to be at the judicial police at Elig Essono. Then there are close to 409 at the central prison in Buea, others in Bamenda and scattered all over the country. These are those that we can identify. Some of them have already been convicted – Penn Terence was given 12 years, others had 11, Mancho Bibixy and Tsi Conrad were found guilty on terrorism, secession and group rebellion. So the matter has been adjourned until 8th [May] for the sentencing. Why do you think you were released from jail last year? To be sincere and honest with you, we don't really know. I don't know what was the reason that they used in deciding to release myself, Dr [Neba] Fontem, Justice [Paul] Ayah and 51 others. Do you support the violence carried out by some separatist groups? They say they're defending the people against crimes carried out by the Cameroonian security forces. It's a very tricky one. I believe in self-defence, I believe in the right for people to protect themselves, protect their people. I think it's a fundamental right – the right to self-defence. But I don't agree when you go beyond self-defence when you start doing things that are outside of the law. That's what I have a problem with. I also think the whole thing about self-defence stems from the fact that most of the people I've spoken to believe in an armed struggle. Their argument is that, the government arrests people and because they cannot protect themselves, they just kidnap some of them, take them to Yaoundé, and try them - so they're trying to protect the people. So it's a tricky balance between self-defence and committing offences also. The violence is quite close to home for you, in fact your family house in Mamfé was attacked. How did this make you feel? I felt a bit sad and a bit disappointed because I believe that for most of my adulthood I have, in one way or another, contributed or fought for our people. I've been involved - the struggle did not start in 2016, it's just that I came to the limelight in the struggle in 2016. But I have been in the struggle from the days of the All Anglophone Conference when I was a young boy. So for me to then go to jail, my dad was buried in my absence, then to see what happened, but it's not the majority of the people. So what's why I don't get dejected because I still believe that in any struggle you have people who disagree with you. You have people who don't think like you. But I caution violence and I'm urging all the groupings that we can still disagree without being disagreeable. If we have a common goal, to fight to protect the self-determination of our people, we need to understand that not everybody will think alike. You talked about diverging views there. The Anglophone movement has somewhat splintered into a number of different groups. Is it important to reconcile this? It's very important for us. It's true that it's not easy to speak with one voice. But I think it's very important for us as a people to try as much as possible not to be seen, the perception, that we're fighting each other. There are times when the leaders, the other groupings and their followers, they spend a lot of time criticising and attacking each other. Rather than focusing on the target, which is the self-determination of the people. If I had my way I would advise, I would urge, I would organise with the other leaders, let them sit down and have an Anglophone leadership forum. Where the leaders can sit and dialogue and try to agree on the things that all of them have a common interest in. Was the self-declaration of Ambazonia a bad idea? The time that it was done, I think it was precipitated, enough groundwork had not been done for the declaration. But I wasn't involved so perhaps they had more information, perhaps they had information that I didn't have. You're saying it was a bad idea? No. I would not say it was a bad or a good idea because I don't have the facts that they have. I don't know the background to which they decided to declare independence. But the situation on the ground – declaring independence – does it change anything? How can we effectively, if you have independence, how can you effectively protect it? How can you effectively live as an independent state? What are the recognitions you have from other states? So it's not just about the declaration of independence. What role have France and the UK played since the start of the crisis? I think they're doing behind-the-scenes diplomacy. I met a couple of diplomats, officially and unofficially, from both the French and the British. I personally think that they could do a lot, they could do more. They could engage, not only engage in government, but engage with both parties to try to see and find a solution. How we can get a truce from what is going on. Also to address the problems that the Anglophones have been raising. It's very important for us to look at these problems and try to find a long-lasting solution. The British and the French they should know better because this problem, in a way they're connected to the problem, in a way they're responsible for what is happening. So they cannot just claim that it's an independent state, we cannot intervene. When do you want to intervene? Do you want to intervene when there's a peacekeeping mission? I don't think it's proper. Yes they're doing something, which I appreciate, but I think that they can do more. I urge them to engage the government, to engage the other groupings also in trying to see how we can find a solution. Because the current situation on the ground, it's not helpful for anybody, it's not helpful for the country, it's not helpful for the citizens. So the earlier we find a solution where we can live in peace and harmony as we used to live prior to the uprising. Genuine peace, genuine justice, genuine harmony, not the situation where one group of persons feel they're second class. In a society that there is equality, that there is fairness for each and every one, no matter what part of the country you come from. I think it will be better. Can change for Anglophones come about through the ballot box do you think? With the forthcoming elections? There are diverging schools of thought. Some believe that an election could help the situation. It's difficult to defeat the current leadership because of everything they have, they created the constitutional council, everything, they have the money, they have the resources. The elections can never be free and fair. Electioneering is an entire process, not just voting. It starts with the entire process, from registration, access to media, campaign financing, everything, not just the voting. I don't think that they will be able to defeat the current head of state. I wish that there was a possibility that those who were vying for the highest office could come together and have a veritable candidate. So that they can give the ruling party a run for its money. But when you talk to most of them you don't have the feeling that they would come together. So the elections for you are irrelevant? I think they won't help the situation. Going for an election when a part of the country is having this kind of armed conflict - because it's a war in the south west and north west regions - I don't think it's the best solution. I think we should try and see how we can find a solution, address these issues, because elections won't solve the problem. This problem has been created by the current government, I don't think it has the ability and the capacity to solve the problem. So him [President Paul Biya] being in power – this problem will not be solved. I think the problem will be solved when he leaves power.

Bamenda, décembre 2017, des violences inouïes. Depuis, on ne parle que de ça : « la crise anglophone » ! Comment vivre ensemble ? Voici une « nation » qui a subi l’unique domination allemande, pour se trouver partagée entre deux puissances aussi différentes que la France et le Royaume-Uni. Et tout cela sous les régimes bizarres de « mandats » de la Société des nations et de « territoires sous tutelle » de l’ONU ! Plus encore : comment s’en sortir quand, après l’expérience prometteuse de la « République fédérale », les dirigeants du Cameroun indépendant ont décidé de basculer dans la « République unie » ? Telle est l’équation de la crise anglophone au Cameroun, une crise longue, qui bien sûr n’a rien de « linguistique ». Avec la professeure Bouopda Pierre Kamé, auteur de La crise anglophone au Cameroun, chez L’Harmattan.  

Philip n. Tete is an African born and raised entrepreneur currently living and doing business in the United States. He is a visual content creator and marketer, a business strategist, owner of Lip Visual Studios and he calls himself, the world’s first African high ticket closer. Philip was born and raised in Bamenda, Cameroon to lower middle class family of 7. He started his Entrepreneurial ventures at the age of 8 and at 16, he started a movie production agency “Grass to Grace Entertainment” with his friend. They quickly got regional recognition as their skits were picked by a few TV stations. Philip was in the middle of making his first feature film when he moved to the States to join his family in 2011. In 2013, he started school at P.G Community College Studying business administration. He later transferred to UMBC majoring in Cinematic Arts and Minor in entrepreneurship. With just 1 more year to graduate, Philip dropped out of school and started Lip Visual Studios. Philip also created nduttu.com, a site for Cameroon music streaming. He has tried and failed in network marketing, stock trading and affiliate marketing. As an entrepreneur, he is constantly reinventing himself and trying new things. https://www.lipvisuals.com/

Bamenda, Cameroon  Summer international internship In this episode, you will hear from myself and my colleagues Brandon, Bo, and Shakita. This "check-in" highlights our experiences during an international internship in Bamenda, Cameroon. As doctoral students at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, our reflections focus on providing a perspective of being African American in an African context. Contacts:Brandon Higgins- IG/ mr_quagmir3Bo Banwo- IG/ #DillabanwoFeatured Music- Reallionaire Jream- Lady Justice Post Cards AlbumandRoyalty Free Music from Bensound

Ghost town is the name Cameroonians have given to a civil disobedience action where daily life is brought to a standstill. It began last year as an expression of dissent in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon, but tensions between them and the Francophone dominated government go back to the 1960s. Last week a number of protestors demanding independence were shot dead by gendarmes. BBC Africa's Randy Jo Sa'ah was in Bamenda following the story. Image: Demonstrators in Bamenda, the main town in northwest Cameroon Credit: Getty Images/stringer/AFP

Ex Konvict Musik’s Senior Vice President of A&R, Fotemah Mba a.k.a “T’mah”, is the living proof that America truly is the land of opportunity. Although he has always dreamed big, as an immigrant, he never imagined doing any other thing, rather than executing the vision he has for Africa with his organization JUMP Africa. Fotemah Mba recently traveled to Cameroon around a handful of the regions and did a fantastic humanitarian job with his organization, Jump Africa. Although Fotemah’s story begins in Cameroon, West Africa, the book of his life and travels is much thicker than that. The son of a distinguished educator and diplomat he spent most of his young life traveling the world. Fotemah was exposed to the cultures of such places as Algeria, Belgium & the United States; for this reason is a fluent speaker of four different languages. Even as a youngster he had an ear for music and was energized by the diverse sounds made known to him through his travels. Fotemah Mba, is the living proof that America truly can be the land of opportunity if you are willing to work hard. Although he has always dreamed big, he never imagined he’d be working alongside the top artists in the world and conducting business amongst the music industry’s most prominent executives. Former VP/Current consultant for Akon’s Konlive Label, the young West African Native still has yet to reach the peak of his career. Fotemah has formed a new venture; Red Republic Ent, to which he is looking and signing new talent, Including talent from Cameroon. The entertainment business is close to his heart but what’s even closer is giving back. Fotemah recently founded JUMP(Join Us Making Progress) Africa; a non-governmental organization who’s objective is to facilitate education in the lives of young children, and to instill in youths a spirit of leadership. He works alongside Books for Africa (the largest donor of books to the African continent) with whom he ships books and school supplies to Africa. Like every other venture, this one has been challenging as well. Fotemah has been dealing with raising funds for the NGO, transporting the books from the US to the different African countries in question, paying taxes and customs duties to claim the books from the port, and then transporting the books to the various schools and institutes of education.To date, he has shipped over 250,000 books to schools in four African countries; Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda, and is on track to send a million books, to support 500 learning centers all across Africa. Near Future projects include: supporting the “Word Alive Orphanage” in Ghana, supporting the “Treasure Center” in Bamenda, Cameroon (in which JUMP Africa recently did some Volunteer work) ,providing an updated library for “The Sound of silence school” (School for the Deaf in Buea; Cameroon), supporting the “Bulu blind center”(school for the blind in Buea; Cameroon) with Brail books, laptops and recorders. In a world run by social media, Fotemah Mba gives us a true perspective of an industry executive that goes beyond the glitz and glamour. You can join him in this journey of making progress in Africa by donating to the cause by visiting www.jumpafrica.org

On the second episode of Global Founders, we sit down with Mirabel Ngong, a Project Manager with World Vision for Education and Development in Bamenda, Cameroon, and Kat Imhoff, the President & CEO of the Montpelier Foundation. Kat & Mirabel represent a wealth of global knowledge in leadership experience, women's empowerment programs, and the future of women in leadership.

Inicio con información y audio captado en Argentina de Radio Sagalee Bilisummaa en oromo. Repercusión del ciclo Folklore en china, en idioma chino, de RAE, citando nota realizada por agencia Télam a Adrián Korol. Información y audios referentes a emisoras de Bolivia (radioemisora "Aquí, la prensa"); de Cuba (Radio Ciudad del Mar, en Cienfuegos), de República Dominicana (Inauguración del Centro Digital de Servicios Múliples, y operativo de control del Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones con cierre de 50 emisoras que operaban de manera ilegal); y de México (con Sistema Michoacano de Radio y Televisión, y referencia de SM Radio en AM y FM). Por último, información de Camerún sobre cierre de la emisora Radio Hot Cocoa -de mayoría angloparlante- en la localidad de Bamenda.

Inicio con información y audio captado en Argentina de Radio Sagalee Bilisummaa en oromo. Repercusión del ciclo Folklore en china, en idioma chino, de RAE, citando nota realizada por agencia Télam a Adrián Korol. Información y audios referentes a emisoras de Bolivia (radioemisora "Aquí, la prensa"); de Cuba (Radio Ciudad del Mar, en Cienfuegos), de República Dominicana (Inauguración del Centro Digital de Servicios Múliples, y operativo de control del Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones con cierre de 50 emisoras que operaban de manera ilegal); y de México (con Sistema Michoacano de Radio y Televisión, y referencia de SM Radio en AM y FM). Por último, información de Camerún sobre cierre de la emisora Radio Hot Cocoa -de mayoría angloparlante- en la localidad de Bamenda.

Josh and Holly Schilinski Missionaries in Bamenda, Cameroon