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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: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on Rwanda “to take steps to facilitate de-escalation” of the conflict with neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo over the war between the central African nation and M23 rebels in eastern DRC. The Founder of software company Microsoft and philanthropist Bill Gates is on a three-day tour of Kenya on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Sporty Greetings! On Wednesday’s show Sonny and colleague Muqbil Yabarow focus on Morocco’s World Cup squad which includes Bayern Munich’s defender Noussair Mazraoui and will start their campaign against Croatia on November 23rd. Sonny and Muqbil will also focus on The Atlas Lions previous performances at the FIFA World Cup and overall development of football in the north African nation.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Egypt reports that millions of locals are in pursuit of medical assistance resulting from respiratory problems triggered by air pollution, a development which has been raised amid the COP27 climate summit being held in Sharm El-Sheikh and according to the World Bank has caused approximately 2,600 premature deaths in the north African nation. Nigerian authorities say the west African nation has approved the construction of its largest power project which is being funded by public-private partnerships and will be in Benue.

Every Wednesday, Haydé Adams discusses “what’s now and what’s next for Africa.” Straight Talk Africa goes behind the headlines to analyze the news and emerging trends shaping African societies. The show covers the diverse stories and insights of Africans from across the continent and in the diaspora, using social media to make the show's content more accessible, and bring our audience's views and questions into the conversation.