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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: Kenya’s August 9 elections are drawing closer and debates over whether the East African nation will have a free, fair, and peaceful elections have begun amongst analysts with many reflecting on Nairobi’s history with election violence; Nigerian military officials say they have found one of the so called “Chibok girls” who were kidnapped eight years ago by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and sparked the global #BringBackOurGirls campaign.

 Taking a quick look at Wednesday’s action in Eugene, Oregon, Norah Jeruto set a World Championships record en route to winning the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase gold. Jeruto, who switched allegiance from Kenya to Kazakhstan earlier this year, clocked eight minutes, 53.02 seconds, the third-fastest time ever. Werkuha Getachew set an Ethiopian record for silver, while her compatriot Mekides Abebe took bronze.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight Preparations commence for the mass rollout of the world’s first malaria vaccine in Africa which is funded by Gavi and have invested approximately $160 million to protect millions of African children; As South African economists report record high inflations and strong possibilities of it worsening, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government is turning to local black industrialists to boost the Southern African nations economy amid rising tensions and threats of industrial strikes due to rising fuel prices, unemployment, crime, and poverty.