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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.

On Africa News Tonight: Uganda’s tourism sector has been rocked by an Ebola outbreak that has resulted in 55 deaths and 141 confirmed cases, a development that has left tour operators in the east African nation reporting several cancellations despite president Yoweri Museveni re-iterating that the outbreak is under control. Pro-democracy protests that started on Tuesday continue in the kingdom of eSwatini as locals speak out against the detention of two members of parliament who called for reforms and have been locked up since July 2021.

VOA's Sonny Young brings you the latest sports news and trends as well as questions and comments from sports fans around Africa and the world.

On Africa News Tonight: The armed forces of the East African Community that are led by Kenya and are operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday vowed to protect the central African nation’s city of Goma from M23 rebels who are reportedly edging closer. Female African entrepreneurs from 35 different nations are calling for increased financial support from government and financial institutions to ensure that they can maximize on the African Free Trade Area.