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On Daybreak Africa: Human Rights Watch accuses Rwanda's government of murdering, attacking, and disappearing critics beyond its borders. A government spokeswoman denies the charge. Plus, Israel steps up airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and seals it off from food, fuel and water supplies in retaliation for the deadly incursion into Israel by Hamas militants on Saturday. Somalia’s request for a three-month pause on the withdrawal of the peacekeepers has been approved by the AU Peace and Security Council. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!

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.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

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.

A new book by acclaimed author Marc Sommers—examines how pop culture figures like American rapper Tupac, Reggae icon Bob Marley, and the movie character Rambo, inadvertently radicalized young people to fight in Sierra Leone's decade long civil war.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, war has erupted in the Middle East after Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel by air, land and sea over the weekend. Israel’s response was fierce as it declared war on Hamas and launced aerial bombardments on Gaza. At least 2,000 people have been killed on both sides, according to authorities. What are the national and international repercussions of the conflict between Israel and Hamas? Host Haydé Adams and guests Michael Walsh, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and Phumlani Majozi, author and senior fellow at African Liberty, discuss the conflict.