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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’s electoral commission says vote tallying for the August 24 elections is 90% complete and ruling MPLA has declared victory following a Thursday announcement by the electoral body that said the ruling party was preliminary ahead with a 51% majority; Several people reportedly died in Ethiopia’s Tigray region after an alleged federal forces airstrike hit the volatile regions capital city Mekele following the collapse of a months long ceasefire.

Nigerian center Udoka Azubuike of the NBA's Utah Jazz team says he's excited about participating in his first Basketball Without Borders Africa Camp in Cairo, Egypt. Azubuike says he's looking forward to working with some of Africa's top young players at the four-day camp, which tips off Sunday. We'll hear Azubuike's comments on Friday's show. There will also be lots more sports news so tune in to the Sonny Side of Sports and get your weekend off to a bright start!

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: French President Emmanuel Macron continues attempts to refresh relations between Algeria and France during his second day in the north African nation where he spent time paying respect to those who “died for France” at a European cemetery in Algeria; Threats flare up in Libya by a delegation representing components of the Libyan south of forming a parallel government or demanding UN intervention if support is not provided southern ministers to ensure they can perform duties to the fullest.