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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: Kenyan sprinter and Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala will be headed to the U.S. for the World Athletics Championship tonight after being granted a last-minute visa; United Nations Children’s Fund officials through a recently released report say the economic fallout from severe drought is causing early marriage of young girls in Africa.

Germany's top-flight Bundesliga kicks off on August 5, and one of the footballers looking forward to the new season is Werder Bremen defender Felix Agu (green jersey). The 22-year-old Agu is the son of a German mother and a Nigerian father. On Thursday's show, he'll talk about his family and his fledgling professional football career with Kwabena "Quicksilver" Ofori. Also on the program, the former captain and coach of Uganda's national women's football team, Majida Nantanda, chats with Mugume Davis Rwakaringi about her "Growing the Game for Girls" non-profit organization.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu are scheduled to arrive in Niger Thursday to discuss French strategy with Africa in the fight against extremism in the Sahel region; Mali’s military government Wednesday suspended the rotation of U.N. military and police forces following the renewal late last month of security forces mandate in the West African nation.