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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: Mali’s military government lashes out at French President Emmanuel Macron alleging that Paris has a “neo-colonial” attitude and is stirring up ethnic hatred; 84 men appear in court in South Africa following a brutal attack on a film crew in Krugersdorp where police officers add eight women were gang raped.

On Monday's show, Sonny pays tribute to Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, the Hall of Fame basketball player who died Sunday at 88. Russell is being remembered as a pioneer both on and off the court. The program will include audio clips from Russell and his longtime coach, the late Red Auerbach, as well as reaction from NBA great Michael Jordan and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. And Prince Nesta will have a report on England's national women's football team winning its first European title.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Kenyan officials say the East African nation has no intention of banning social media giant Facebook despite allegations last week that the social media platform failed to stop hate speech ahead of the August 9 elections; The first grain shipment since Russia’s 24 February invasion of Ukraine left Kyiv’s Black Sea Port Monday, news which has been welcomed by global aid group International Rescue Committee but condemns that it happened in the first place.