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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: The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly continued Friday and Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Paul Henri Damiba was the first African leader to address the morning session during which he touched on a range of discussions, among them, terrorism in Africa and the January coup in his country; Nigerian finance authorities report a positive economic outlook in the west African nation ahead of the 2023 elections and urge investors to venture into business with the country after informing the nation that previous investors have been “laughing all the way to the bank.”

VOA's Sonny Young brings you the latest sports news and trends as well as questions and comments from sports fans around Africa and the world.

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to ensuring that the 2023 elections are free and fair; Mozambique conflict focused organizations report the Islamist militants known as Ahlu-Sunnah wal Jama’a are still growing strong and add, the extremist group is attacking areas in the southern African nation that were previously peaceful.