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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 took to the polls Tuesday in what experts are calling a historic closely contested election between Deputy President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga who are both bidding to replace the outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss the U.S. strategy for Africa during which the Secretary of State before departing the Southern African nation for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda recognized Africa “as a major geopolitical force.”

Nigerian long jump queen Ese Brume says she knows her gold medal at the recent Commonwealth Games in England will inspire girls in her country to take up the sport. The 26-year-old Brume reclaimed her Commonwealth long jump title with a leap of seven meters even. We'll hear from Brume on Tuesday's show. Also on the program, the chief football writer at www.aclsports.com, Fisayo Dairo, sizes up Senegal's chances at this year's World Cup in Qatar.

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: African leaders observing Kenya’s 2022 elections applauded what they called “smoother” elections in comparison to the East African nations previous elections; Somali authorities Tuesday said a bomb blast near the southern coastal town of Kismayo killed at least four people and wounded 11.