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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: French president Emmanuel Macron will Monday kick start his three country West-Africa tour in Cameroon and is scheduled to thereafter visit Benin and Guinea Bissau to discuss security concerns amid an upsurge of terrorism and economic concerns amid the rise in fuel and food prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; Tunisians are taking to the polls today to vote on a new constitution promoted by President Kais Saied who is accused by critics of attempting to return the North African nation to authoritarian rule, however analysts expect will pass regardless of attempts to stop the enactment of Saied’s proposal.

Prince Nesta has been in Eugene and he’s got the highlights from the championships, as well as comments from fans. Athletes, coaches and fans from more than 100 countries were at Heyward Stadium at the University of Oregon, on the U.S. west coast.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is visiting Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the Republic of Congo this week in attempts of counteracting Western blame placed on Moscow for the rise in global food prices; Ethiopian health experts and authorities say the Horn of Africa nation’s Afar region is in dire need of medical aid following the destruction of hundreds of healthcare facilities by conflict.