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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: Relations between Mali and France continue to sour following a fresh round of accusations posed by the West African nation against Paris, alleging that France is arming Islamist fighters on Malian shores; Burundi becomes the first country to send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to help the Central African nation end decades of unrest in its eastern regions.

The 2nd Jordan Nwora Basketball Camp ended earlier this week in Lagos, Nigeria. Jordan is a forward for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks team, and he lifted the NBA trophy with the Bucks in 2021. He also is a key player for Nigeria's national men's team, D'Tigers. On Thursday's show, we'll hear from Tony Nwora, the president of the Jordan Nwora Foundation. Also on the program, veteran boxing analyst Nnamdi Moweta breaks down Saturday's Oleksandr Usyk - Anthony Joshua world heavyweight title rematch in Saudi Arabia.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Three senior Liberian officials were suspended by President George Weah following sanctions announcements by the U.S. government for public corruption; Boycotts by rebel and opposition groups remain a challenge in Chad amid the return for exiled rebel leader Timan Erdimi whose mandate is to pave way for democratic elections upon his return from Qatar where he spent a decade in exile.