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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: Zimbabwean freelance journalist Jeffrey Moyo was convicted on Tuesday for breaching immigration laws by helping two New York Times journalists to enter the Southern African nation illegally; Global aid group, World Food Program said it has suspended its food assistance program in South Sudan resulting from a funding shortfall of $426 million which experts say will affect over 1,7 million South Sudanese.

Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show puts listeners directly in touch with guest medical professionals. It includes a weekly feature spot, news and comments from listeners. The program is hosted by veteran health reporter Linord Moudou.

Coming Up on Africa News Tonight: Rwandan authorities say they are ready to welcome the first flight carrying British asylum seekers who are headed to the East African nation under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says a peace talks committee has been formed with the mandate of commencing and overseeing peace talks with Tigray forces following 18 months of war.