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Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.

African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: The recent military coup in Burkina Faso has left African analysts debating the effectiveness of the African Union and ECOWAS in addressing West Africa’s recurring coups. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front says Eritrean military personnel Monday launched an “extensive offensive” in northeastern Tigray, days after peace talks to end the two-year-conflict between Ethiopian forces and the TPLF were postponed.

The 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus is an African player to watch at next month's World Cup football tournament in Qatar. Kudus has been earning kudos this season while playing for Ajax Amsterdam. He has scored goals in all three of Ajax's UEFA Champions League group stage matches and will be back on the pitch Wednesday when Ajax visits Napoli. Fisayo Dairo, the chief football writer at www.aclsports.com, gives Kudus a SHOUT OUT on Tuesday's show, and takes a look at other African players making an impact in the UEFA Champions League.

Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show puts listeners directly in touch with guest medical professionals. It includes a weekly feature spot, news and comments from listeners. The program is hosted by veteran health reporter Linord Moudou.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Chad’s Prime Minister Albert Pahimi Padacke resigned from his post on Tuesday to make room for a new government that will prepare the West African nation for its elections in two years. Libya’s Tripoli-based government of national unity Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkey which will pave way to energy exploration in a contested maritime zone in the eastern Mediterranean.