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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: Tunisia’s main labor union UGTT brought the north African nation to a grinding halt after union members went on strike which impacted public transport and pushed flights to be cancelled; World Health Organization officials say the global aid agency is procuring thousands of monkeypox tests for Africa to ensure the continent has fair access to vaccines should the need arise.

On Thursday's show, "The Energetic" Andy Edwards catches up with American sprinter Gabby Thomas, a medal favorite for Team USA at next month's world championships in Eugene, Oregon. Gabby won two medals at last year's Tokyo Olympics, and she says the competition in Eugene "will be great for athletics in America" and she expects "some blazing performances." Also on the program, Sonny has an update on Kenya's African 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala, who also is aiming for a blazing time in Eugene. On your marks, get set, GO! It's the Sonny Side of Sports!!

Coming Up on Africa News Tonight: Tanzania began relocating the indigenous Maasai community from the Ngorongoro conservation reserve where they have lived for over a century arguing the growing Maasai population is a threat to wildlife habitat; United Nation’s Refugee Agency released their annual global trends report which states that in 2021 a record 83,9 million people were displaced from their homes by war, violence, persecution and human rights abuses.