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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 election analysts say with two and a half weeks to go until the East African nation heads to polls to decide on the next president, the top candidate’s Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga have booked the same stadium for their final rally, an occurring which experts say is potentially volatile; Nigerian authorities are probed by human rights group Amnesty International to investigate the death of seven young men in the West African nation's southeast region where separatist tensions are on the rise.

Jake Wightman of Britain finished the 1500m race at the World Athletics Championships with a blistering pace in a time of 3:29:23, ahead of the highly favored Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, who clocked 3:29.47 to take silver. Spain’s Mohamed Katir took bronze, while Cheruiyot’s fellow countryman Abel Kipsang finished seventh. Wightman, who became the first Briton to win the race since 1983, could not hide his joy after finishing first.

On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Approximately 50 African leaders are expected to attend a major summit in Washington to be hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden between December 13 and 15 to discuss pressing challenges ranging from food security to climate change; A Malawian catholic priest who recently received a 30-year- jail sentence in connection with the murder of an albino man Wednesday died in jail.

Join veteran journalist Hayde Adams on Straight Talk Africa every Wednesday as he and his guests discuss topics of special interest to Africans, including politics, economic development, press freedom, health, social issues and conflict resolution.