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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: Libya’s rival premiers Sunday traded accusations over who triggered recent deadly clashes in the capital city, Tripoli, that left 32 people dead, 159 wounded and property damaged, including several hospitals; Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Monday said the Asian powerhouse will invest $30 billion in Africa over the next three years, a bid which analysts say is part of a Japanese aspirations to challenge growing Chinese influence in Africa.

The director of the US Open tennis tournament, Stacey Allaster (in photo), says American star Serena Williams has been "an extraordinary gift to tennis for the past 25 years." We'll hear Allaster's comments on Monday's show. Serena plays her opening match Monday evening against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic. This is expected to be the final US Open for the 40-year-old Williams, who is retiring. Also on the program, George McNeilly has a report on Irish golf star Rory McIlroy rallying to win the TOUR Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Angola’s electoral commission Monday announced ruling MPLA and incumbent President Joao Lourenco will retain office, however opposition UNITA’s leader Adalberto Costa Jnr maintains there were “brutal discrepancies,” regarding the vote count and rejects the election outcome; Malawi’s police service has welcomed two officers with albinism into its ranks, which analysts say will help crack down on attacks against the albino community and restore faith in the police as previous albino attacks have been connected to officers.