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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: Participants in the African Union led peace talks targeted towards settling the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region remain silent on the status of the talks, however authorities say discussions continued for an extra day in South Africa’s capital Pretoria. Somalian authorities Monday promised to support victims of the twin bombings that happened in Mogadishu over the weekend, resulting in the death of at least 100 people and approximately 300 injured.

Kenya’s Brimin Misoi clocked 2:06:11 to win the 2022 Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday afternoon. He speaks to Sonny Side of Sports reporter Andy Edwards about the race.  Plus, Waheed Akanni, a former member of Nigeria's National soccer team, projects that the African teams competing at the World Cup to perform better this year. These stories and more on today’s show.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: The International Labor Organization warns multiple economic and political crises across the globe – largely triggered by the war in Ukraine- are threatening the recovery of the global market. United Nations authorities are calling on all parties involved in the conflict over the Western Sahara to resume negotiations towards a settlement.