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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: As Zimbabwe approaches its 2023 general elections, the Southern African nations electoral commission, ZEC, has announced new nomination fees for aspiring candidates seeking to run for public office which analysts describe as sharply higher; Angola heads to the polls in less than 24 hours and analysts say opposition UNITA, a former rebel movement and now political party, is gaining support among the nation’s youth and in ruling MPLA strongholds.

Sporty Greetings! Tuesday's show includes a Sonny Side of Sports salute to 64-year-old Svetlana Zilberman (R), the oldest player to win a match at the world badminton championships. She and her 33-year-old son, Misha (L), rallied to win their first round mixed doubles match on Monday when they beat the Egyptian duo of Adham Hatem Elgamal and Doha Hany, 16-21, 21-18 and 21-11. When she's not on the court with her son, Svetlana coaches Misha. Sonny will also have lots of U.S. Open tennis news plus much more.

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: U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says Washington is “concerned” by renewed threats of violent confrontation in Libya and is calling for immediate de-escalation on all fronts; U.N. agencies warn that severe hunger is sliding toward famine-like conditions in the Horn of Africa, especially in Somalia, following four years of consecutive drought that has stunted locals’ ability to grow crops.