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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: Burundi’s former Security Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca is sworn in as the new Prime Minister after President Evariste Ndayishimiye fired Alain Guillaume Bunyoni amid claims of a possible coup being planned by unnamed plotters; The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says approximately 380 people were killed in tribal clashes in Sudan between January and August and adds, over 430 people have been injured in 224 violent incidents in 12 of the Northeast African nations 18 states.

The 2022 Rugby Sevens World Cup kicks off Friday in Cape Town, South Africa. Michael Kariati will preview the three-day, global rugby festival on Thursday's show. Australian player Ellia Green is shown scoring a try against the USA at the 2018 Rugby Sevens World Cup in San Francisco, California. Also on the program, Zanem Neti Zaidi will have a report on a new youth football academy near Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo; VOA's Gwen Outen will have a reaction to Chelsea FC firing Thomas Tuchel + much, much more!!

Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Britain’s royal family announces the death of Queen Elizabeth II, “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow; ” Malawi’s Reserve Bank Thursday was given a directive to prioritize purchase fuel from the president’s office, after locals complained about waiting hours in line or having to resort to purchasing smuggled fuel from Mozambique.