Commemorating the beginning of WW2

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This week’s podcast explores clashing interpretations of what went wrong in 1939. We talk to Holocaust survivors too. And Marco Werman has a musical footnote to our coverage of the history and politics of the African country of Gabon.

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Ali Ben Bongo

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for a country in West Central Africa that just voted for its first new president in 42 years. The answer is Gabon. Anchor Marco Werman profiles the front runner, Ali Ben Bongo, son of the former president … and the only candidate with a musical career.

West-central Africa

A country in west-central Africa is in our sights for today’s Geo Quiz. Voters in this African country went to the polls on Sunday. They were electing a new president…