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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: Republic of Congo President Expresses Hope Over last week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington; How can America compete in economically engaging Africa? VOA's Peter Clottey seeks the answer in a wide-ranging interview with the head of South Africa’s Paramount Group; And, Gambia’s government says it foiled a military coup attempt.

Muqbil Yabarow and Omary Kaseko discuss Africa's presence in World Cup and give a preview of coming action in the European football leagues starting next week. Also on the show today, Fisayo Dairo, the chief football writer at www.aclsports.com, speaks to Iron Mike Mbonye about the five African teams' performance in the World Cup.

Cameroon has deployed troops to its port city of Douala, the country's economic hub, to try to stem a wave of gang violence; Ghana has sentenced four men to 10 years in prison for kidnapping two Canadian volunteers in 2019; And, the first batch of several thousand Somali troops that were sent to Eritrea for training in 2019 and 2020 have arrived back in Mogadishu.

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.