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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: Angola prepares for its 2022 parliamentary and presidential elections to be held August 24th in what experts say will be a tightly contested presidential race between President Joao Lourenco who is seeking re-election with the ruling MPLA and opposition UNITA candidate Adalberto Costa Jnr. Kenya is gearing up for another presidency battle in the East African nations’ courts following the recent IEBC announcement challenge by presidential candidate Raila Odinga, to which citizens pray will be settled in court without having to re do another presidential poll.

Zimbabwe's Joice Takaidza (L) is one of the African netball players set to compete in a 2023 World Cup qualifying tournament in Pretoria, South Africa. The weeklong competition begins on Saturday and Michael Kariati will preview the tournament on Friday's show. Also on the program, Samson Omale will have a big package of weekend African sports highlights + much more!

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Ghanaian officials raised the benchmark interest rate to a record high 22% while attempting to boost the West African nations local cedi currency; Experts have raised eyebrows over pilot fatigue with Ethiopian airlines, after the airline suspended a crew because both pilots fell asleep and missed their landing window in Addis Ababa.