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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.

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.

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: ➡️ Kenyan authorities Friday announced the death of their third president, Mwai Kibaki who served from 2002 to 2013 and was responsible for ending four decades of one-party rule in the East African nation. ➡️ Seven suspects who have been charged with stoning and burning Elvis Nyathi, a Zimbabwean national based in South Africa, to death two weeks ago, made their second court appearance today. ➡️ For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight !

VOA Producer Muqbil Yabarow and Cape Town Tigers captain Pieter Prinsloo join Sonny on Friday's show for a special Basketball Africa League (BAL) discussion. Prinsloo and the Tigers qualified for next month's BAL Playoffs in Kigali, Rwanda. The 30-year-old South African center will talk about the Cape Town team and its recent Nile Conference campaign in Cairo, Egypt as well as his own personal basketball journey, which has seen him play for professional teams based in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Venezuela, Nigeria and Mozambique.

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.

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.

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.

Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.