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On Daybreak Africa: Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission accuses government forces of extrajudicial killings against civilians Plus, Britain’s King Charles III continues his visit to Kenya Wednesday. Liberians want invalid votes reduced in November runoff elections. The Africa Union calls again for a return to constitutional order in Niger. Uganda reacts to the US threat to halt Uganda’s participation in the AGOA trade pact. Animal welfare groups in Namibia decry the consumption of dog meat. The US Warns that the Hamas Attack Is galvanizing terror groups worldwide. 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.

Economist say that Ghana needs to boost investment and tourism in response to an economic crisis driven by high inflation and a decline in the value of the local currency. We talk to Akwasi Agyeman, head of Ghana Tourism Authority and Yofi Grant the Chief Executive Officer at Ghana Investment Promotion Centre. 2. Team DIMA Global CEO, Dimathalia Rizk talks to us about the values of social entrepreneurship and her organization's work with Kenyan youth.

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 special edition of Straight Talk Africa, we examine the escalating war between Israel and Hamas. Israeli forces are pushing deeper into Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls by the United Nations for a cease-fire. Palestinians seeking shelter from airstrikes in Gaza are facing blackouts, lack of food, clean water, and adequate medical care. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says the death toll has risen to more than 8,000. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, most of them civilians, during the initial Hamas rampage that started the fighting on October 7. Join Hayde Adams and her guests, VOA Middle East corespondent Yan Boechat, VOA United Nations Bureau Chief Margaret Besheer, and Michael Walsh, senior fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute, as they discuss the Israel-Hamas war.