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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: Kenyans take to the polls next Tuesday to vote on who will replace the outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta and current polls indicate former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is destined for the hot seat as he leads rival William Ruto by six percentage points; U.S. officials say the White House will maintain eyes on possible emergence of terrorist groups in the Middle East, Africa and Asia following the killing of al-Qaida’s leader in Afghanistan.

On Wednesday's show, Sonny salutes Ugandan athlete Jacob Kiplimo, who won the gold medal in the men's 10,000m final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Kiplimo clocked a Games record time of 27 minutes and 9.19 seconds, finishing ahead of three Kenyans and a South African. Also on the program, Sonny remembers Vin Scully, one of Major League Baseball's most revered broadcasters, who died Tuesday at the age of 94. Scully did play-by-play announcing for the Los Angeles Dodgers for a record 67 years. Sonny will include special archive audio from Scully from 1957, when the Dodgers were based in New York.

On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: South African police have launched a “full-scale crackdown” on illegal miners predominantly in Gauteng province, following a recent horrific gang rape of models who were filming a music video near an old mine in Krugersdorp; Malawian nurses’ unions urge President Lazarus Chakwera to reverse a recent government decision to block approximately 2,000 nurses from working in the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Join veteran journalist Hayde Adams on Straight Talk Africa every Wednesday as he and his guests discuss topics of special interest to Africans, including politics, economic development, press freedom, health, social issues and conflict resolution.