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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: The United States is scheduled next week to host 49 African leaders, including members of the African Union in Washington, a summit that U.S. authorities say will focus on “resetting” relations between Africa and the U.S. The World Heath Organization authorities say the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global efforts to fight malaria, especially in Africa.

The Zimbabwean Rufaro Makambira-Chindalo and her son, Kundai, are among the 20,000 volunteers at the FIFA World Cup football tournament in Qatar. Rufaro says she traveled to Qatar to seek treatment for her sick father, and she's found solace in her World Cup volunteer experiences. Rufaro will talk about those experiences on Thursday's Sonny Side of Sports show, and Sonny will also preview Friday's quarterfinals at the World Cup: Croatia v Brazil Netherlands v Argentina

On Africa News Tonight: Nigerian small to medium enterprises say a recent central bank decision to implement a policy that restricts the withdrawal of large amounts of cash, announced soon after authorities unveiled a redesigned currency, will disrupt their businesses. Aid groups report the death of at least five people and 400 sickened by a measles and cholera outbreak in Kenya’s congested Dadaab refugee camp.