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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: U.S. President Joe Biden says, “justice has been delivered,” following the elimination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, by Washington’s military on July 30th; World Health Organization officials appeal for $123.7 million to provide emergency aid to millions facing unprecedented food and health crisis in the Horn of Africa.

There have been celebrations in London where England's national women's football team beat Germany to win its first European title. VOA's Gwen Outen will have a feature on Tuesday's show, including reaction from England's Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman. Also in England, track and field action began Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games, and Sonny will have an update on some of the performances by African athletes.

Health Chat is a live call-in program that addresses health issues of interest to Africa. The show puts listeners directly in touch with guest medical professionals. It includes a weekly feature spot, news and comments from listeners. The program is hosted by veteran health reporter Linord Moudou.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Senegal’s ruling and opposition parties clash over who won Sunday’s legislative election, amid provisional tallies and the ruling coalition announcing victory on national television while the opposition Monday released statements announcing the same; Nigerian economists say the West African nations local currency is falling to new lows on the black market due to an increased investment in cryptocurrency.