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On Daybreak Africa: Malawian health authorities Tuesday announced that primary and secondary schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe reopened Tuesday after delays due to rising cholera cases in the two cities. Kenya’s outgoing chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Wafula Chebukati, Tuesday unveiled a post-election evaluation report which concluded with him calling on President William Ruto to launch a public investigation into attempts to undermine the independence of the electoral body during the 2022 elections.

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.

On Africa News Tonight: South African authorities Tuesday announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be in attendance of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to address the ailing electricity crisis in the southern African nation after power supplier Eskom announced the implementation of “stage 6” load shedding. Cameroon has for the first time in over a decade, reopened its markets and schools in areas close to its northern border with Chad and Nigeria, after authorities announced that security forces have taken over the areas that were previously occupied by Boko Haram militants.

On Tuesday's show: Steven Goff, the soccer writer for the Washington Post newspaper, returns to the show to discuss the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams kicking off their 2023 campaigns with friendly international matches, as the women are set to go up for two fixtures against New Zealand while the men will be in southern California where they will face Serbia and Colombia next week.

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.

On Africa News Tonight: United Nations authorities Tuesday released a new report which shows that al-Qaida and the Islamic State continues to drive insecurity in Mali. South African political experts have expressed worry over a recent government announcement which says that the southern African nation will be part of a naval exercise to be held on its east coast alongside China and Russia, a development which experts stress could cause tensions with the nations western trading partners.