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The playlist features current and classic tunes by artists like Sona Jobarteh’s “Jarabi” (Gambia), Roseline Layo’s “Donnez Nous un Peu” (Côte d’Ivoire), Kareyce Fotso’s “Lomdieu Live” (Cameroon), Mouh Milano (Algeria), Soraia Ramos x Calema (Cape Verde) and more. Maxwell pays tribute to Legendary Congolese guitarist Denis Lokassa Kasiya aka Lokassa ya Mbongo who passed away March 14th. Ghanaian Broadcast journalist Nasaria Abdulrahman tries her hand at Heather’s Drop the Needle, African music listening challenge. Poet Storyteller and live performer Foster Enoch (Komla) Doe, aka Six Strings is today’s featured artist. Reporter Prince Benjamin brings us the report from Accra.

On Nightline Africa: Lesotho’s Prime Minister Samuel Matekane recently launched an investigation focused on mismanagement in public institutions soon after he announced that his administration is committed to fighting corruption. Plus, Malawian rescue teams have turned to using sniffer dogs as a means of locating bodies of people trapped under rubble after Cyclone Freddy wreaked havoc across the southern African nation. For this and more, stay tuned to Nightline Africa!