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On Daybreak Africa: Ghanaians buckle during the holiday season amid a record high inflation that has skyrocketed the cost of living and pushed locals into capping their expenses. Endangered mountain gorillas in East and Central Africa face mounting threats amid rising tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, despite efforts by both nations to improve gorilla conservation. Investigations commence into a stampede in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, that occurred over New Year’s Eve and resulted in the death of at least nine people.

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 Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Monday suspended peace talks with holdout rebel groups that have been taking place in Rome, a verdict reached after Kiir accused those groups of continuing attempts to “destabilize the country.” Separatist groups in Cameroon’s western regions Monday commenced enforcing a 24-hour curfew, as a means of responding to President Paul Biya who in his New Year’s Eve speech said local forces are crushing rebel groups.

You might say the first Sonny Side of Sports show for 2023 packs some punch, a few kicks and even some wrestling moves. Bokang Masunyane (in red) wrestled for South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2016, he made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut and is now one of the world's top MMA fighters in the strawweight division. On Monday's show, Darren Taylor in Johannesburg has a feature profile of Masunyane, whose nickname is "The Little Giant." Also on the program, Prince Nesta has a comprehensive report on the weekend action in the major European club football leagues.

On Africa News Tonight: Two Senegalese opposition lawmakers Monday were sentenced to two months in jail for assaulting Amy Ndiaye Gniby of the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition amid a brawl in the National Assembly in December. Kenyan health authorities Monday said the East African nation has launched a digital sex education platform which has attracted over 5,000 youth and is focused on addressing teenage pregnancy.