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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: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the creation of Africa’s free-trade association and pledged that British International Investment would spend nearly $196 million into developing hydropower in Africa, including in Rwanda. Johnson also met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame to discuss the controversial asylum deal which both leaders continue defending regardless of rights groups calling it a violation of human rights; The final report on a four-and-a-half-year investigation into South Africa’s “state capture” corruption case has been submitted and revelations include President Cyril Ramaphosa’s testimony being described as confusing and concerning while the report adds several names to the list who should be investigated by the National Prosecuting Authority.

Boxing analyst Nnamdi Moweta, who has been breaking down fights on the Voice of America for 40 years, returns to Thursday's show and looks at the world heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, scheduled for August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Usyk defeated Joshua by unanimous decision last September in London to claim four world title belts. Also on the program, Dare Esan, the Head of Media for the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, talks with "Iron Mike" Mbonye about this weekend's meet in Benin City, which will be used to select athletes for the world championships in the USA and the Commonwealth Games in England.

Coming Up on Africa News Tonight: Senegal’s main opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi instigated a protest on Wednesday where supporters banged pots and pans in Dakar while highlighting dissatisfaction of next months scheduled legislative elections; World Health Organization officials are sitting down to decide on whether to declare monkeypox a global health emergency, a move which experts say was inspired by WHO’s response to the outbreak following how global aid agencies and governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.