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On Daybreak Africa: A Kenyan court Tuesday rejected an effort by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to stop a case where the social media giant is facing allegations of exploiting workers. Plus, United Nations authorities in South Sudan welcome the deployment of government forces to Kajokeji County, in retaliation to a recent deadly attack that claimed the lives of at least 27 people. 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.

Nigerian authorities have vowed to provide justice after armed men in Burkina Faso attacked a group of Nigerian pilgrims on their way to Senegal, killing at least 16; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the county's electricity crisis has severely damaged its mining industry, a key pillar of the economy; And a general once close to the Republic of Congo’s long-serving President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been released after serving a five-year term for an alleged assassination plot. 

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.

Russia vows continued support for Mali's military government in efforts against Islamist militants; Cameroon says 27 people, including senior police officers and a well-known media mogul, have been detained in connection with the killing of popular journalist Martinez Zogo; And, rescue crews in Turkey and Syria rushed today to find survivors buried in the rubble of buildings toppled by powerful earthquakes that left more than 5,000 people dead.