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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: Experts say the jailing of Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has overshadowed the UN COP27 climate summit hosted in the north African nation, though his hunger strike has ended. Chinese president Xi Jinping has pledged to support collaborative relations with Africa, a development that happened soon after he met with Senegal’s President and the leader of the African Union Macky Sall, who pledged that he will work to strengthen China-Africa relations by building a community “with a shared future.”

The U.S. men's national soccer team says it will use the World Cup's huge platform to help spur change and shine light on human rights concerns. On Tuesday's Sonny Side of Sports, we'll hear from American goalkeeper Sean Johnson and the USA's head coach, Gregg Berhalter, who held a news conference in Qatar's capital, Doha. The USA will kick off its World Cup campaign November 21st when it plays Wales. Sonny will also have lots more World Cup news, and African women's football analyst Sam Ahmadu will comment on ASFAR of Morocco winning its first CAF Women's Champions League title.

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.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.