Radio

On Daybreak Africa: Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which hit Madagascar last week, is sweeping across southern Africa and is leaving a trail of destruction in the region while threatening Mozambique and neighboring nations with heavy rains and widespread flooding. Plus, Nigerians continue awaiting results of Saturday’s presidential, parliamentary, and gubernatorial elections. 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.

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.

Eritrean cyclist Mulubrhan Henok won the Tour du Rwanda on Sunday when he finished the eight-stage race in a total time of 28 hours, 58 minutes and one second. He is the fourth Eritrean to win Rwanda's premier cycling event. Eugene Uwimana begins Monday's show with a report from Kigali, Rwanda.  Also on the program, Andy Edwards will have a feature on the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final athletics meet in England. There were some outstanding performances from African athletes. Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, the reigning world champion in the women's 5,000m, came close to setting a world indoor record at 3,000m.  Prince Nesta and Mike Mbonye will also have football reports in what will be an action-packed show to start the week. 

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.