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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 African Union led peace talks in South Africa mandated with settling the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are ongoing, however overseeing the procedure are yet to make any public comments. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa Thursday criticized the U.S. for putting out an alert and causing panic in the southern African nation after issuing an alert of a possible terrorist attack in Sandton, an upmarket business district in Johannesburg.

South Africa's head coach, Desiree Ellis (in photo), describes her team's draw for next year's Women's World Cup football tournament as reasonable. Others say it's a "Group of Death," with Sweden, Italy and Argentina much stronger teams than the South African women, the reigning African champions. Darren Taylor kicks off Thursday's Sonny Side of Sports show with a report from Johannesburg that includes reaction from Coach Ellis and a top South African football official.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore Thursday assured U.S. diplomats that the military junta has no plans to work with the Russian Wagner group in the fight against Islamic militants. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Thursday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government to deny a megayatch entry to RSA that belongs to Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov, who has close ties to President Vladimir Putin.