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On Daybreak Africa: Guinea’s interim President Mamady Doumbouya Wednesday said all junta leaders will step down from their government posts in 2024. Plus, several Ukrainians report adapting to life in Poland, a year after Russian forces invaded their country. For this and more, stay tuned 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.

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) says the Horn of Africa is bracing for yet another depressed rainy season. From the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Reuben Kyama reports; President Salva Kiir has appealed to more than 2 million South Sudanese refugees to return home; And, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has denied that private mercenaries from the Wagner Group are working in Burkina Faso.

Brad Binder started out racing go-karts on the tracks of South Africa as an eight-year-old in 2003. But, he soon found four-wheels to be "boring," and just two years later, he began racing motorcycles.  Darren Taylor begins Thursday's show with a feature profile of Binder, who is now regarded as one of the top Moto GP riders in the world.  Still with African motorsports, Darren reports that South Africa's scenic city of Cape Town will host the Formula-E championship for electric cars on Saturday, February 25. It marks the first time such an event has been held on African soil. 

Attacks on journalists in Nigeria spark concerns as the national elections draw near; The world marks the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; And,  Kenya's tourism ministry says earnings jumped 83% last year as the sector recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.