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On Daybreak Africa: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday continued his trip to Africa in Niger where he is set to meet with authorities to discuss means of strengthening relations between the two nations. Plus, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera Wednesday assured locals that were displaced by Cyclone Freddy that they will receive the necessary assistance. 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.

On Africa News Tonight: Mozambican authorities Thursday updated the death toll resulting from Cyclone Freddy to 53 and added that approximately 50,000 have been displaced resulting from the record-breaking storm. Plus, police and demonstrators clashed in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, ahead of a court case involving opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On Thursday’s show: FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino was re-elected to his post Thursday in an unopposed election held in Kigali, Rwanda. The re-elected president assured football fans that the governing body will produce greater revenues in world football and addressed the historical nature of the first FIFA electoral congress held on the continent. For this and more, stay tuned to Sonny Side of Sports!

Africa News Tonight: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday was in Niger for what officials defined as a historic trip amid his two-nation diplomatic assignment to Africa. Plus, finance ministers from central Africa are calling for foreign investment in their energy and farming sectors to boost their economies that are struggling to recover due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, and the war in Ukraine. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!