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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: South African anti-migrant groups have expressed outrage over a recent government decision to grant a lifeline to almost 200,000 Zimbabweans by extending the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits which were scheduled to expire in December thereby allowing them to continue working and residing in the Southern African nation; Red Cross officials report the death of 15 people resulting from a landslide in western Uganda, triggered by heavy rainfall that to date has caused flooding and destroyed crops and infrastructure.

Sue Bird, one of the greatest women's players in basketball history, reacts to fans chanting, "Thank You, Sue," after her last game Tuesday night. The 41-year-old Bird retired after her team, the Seattle Storm, was eliminated by the Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs. The star guard won four WNBA titles with the Storm; five Olympic gold medals with the U.S. women's national basketball team; and two NCAA championships with the University of Connecticut. We'll have reaction from Bird at the end of Wednesday's show, as well as lots of African football news.

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: The son to Ghanaian immigrants and Britain’s former Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy, and Industry Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng has been named the new British Chancellor of the Exchequer or finance minister; Burkina Faso locals say suspected Islamic extremists have killed nine people in the West African nation’s northern region, adding the main attack occurred on Tuesday night in Gorom-Gorom municipality.

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Haydé Adams and her guests discuss the $1.3 billion-dollar loan Zambia will receive from the International Monetary Fund to rebuild its economy. Plus, we’ll look at Kenya, where the Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the election victory of William Ruto as president.