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On Daybreak Africa: UN agencies project 1.7 million children will suffer from malnutrition in South Sudan. Plus, Uganda opposition parliamentarians vow to continue their boycott of the legislature. There are mixed feelings in Uganda about US plans to expel the country from the AGOA trade pact. A Cameroon Anglophone separatist denies his group killed 25 villagers early Monday. Turkey’s President voices support for Hamas While Maintaining Ties with Israel. Pentagon officials insist deterrence is working despite a “steady state” of drone and rocket attacks by Iranian-backed militias. 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.

Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier recently apologized for killings under colonial rule in Tanzania. Thousands of Tanzanians were killed and others died from hunger after German troops targeted their food sources. Renowned East African writer and lawyer Jenerali Ulimwengu tells me that Tanzanians rebelled against the brutal force and exploitative practices by the Germans.

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.

This week, Straight Talk Africa will discuss the African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, which is set to expire in 2025. As stakeholders call for the renewal of AGOA, U.S. President Joe Biden says he wants to discuss improvements with Congress before reauthorizing the program. Meanwhile, four African nations have been excluded by the U.S. due to "gross violations" of human rights, or their failure to make progress towards political pluralism. Host Hayde Adams is joined by legal analyst and partner at Adomi Advisory Group Johanna Leblanc, political risk analyst, Maria Lourenco, and Dennis Matanda, chief executive of Morgenthau Stirling, Inc.