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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: United Nations officials join the rest of the world in honoring South Africa’s first democratically elected black president and global icon Nelson Mandela, with officials describing the late leader as “a moral compass for the world,” Somali authorities report the crash of an aircraft carrying 36 passengers on Monday at Mogadishu airport and highlight that all on board survived.

Let’s hit the track with the latest on the World Athletics Championship going on in Eugene, Oregon, this week: Taking a quick look at Sunday’s action, Ugandan world record holder Joshua Cheptegei delivered a tactical masterclass to win a second successive world 10,000 meters gold. Kenya’s Stanley Mburu, who took a fall in the first lap, finished second and Jacob Kiplimo grabbed the bronze for Uganda.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga advocates for a free and fair general election and emphasizes on the importance of avoiding a repeat of post-election violence which has been witnessed in previous elections; Zimbabwe has been added to the list of 38 countries to benefit from the African Development Bank after it last week agreed to clear the Southern African nations $13.5 billion debt.