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On Daybreak Africa: Ugandan lawmakers Tuesday passed an anti-homosexuality law that calls for life imprisonment for members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community. Plus, the United Nations commemorated World Water Day by highlighting that over 800,000 people die annually due to diseases related to unsanitary water. 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 - Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to remove a terrorist designation from Tigray’s main political party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), four months after a peace deal ended their deadly two-year civil war. Nigeria's two main opposition leaders have filed petitions seeking to cancel results from last month's disputed presidential election, beginning what could be a legal battle lasting several months. And, Uganda's Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a new bill that critics say will further entrench abuses of gay people by banning same-sex relationships and criminalizing homosexuality. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On Wednesday’s show: Ghanaian athlete and 100m record holder Benjamin Azamati highlights his aspirations to make history for his nation by being its first Olympic medalist at the 2024 Paris Games, amid preparations for the 2023 World Championships to be held in Budapest. We also focus on the recently concluded Basketball Africa League Sahara Conference which witnessed Dakar’s AS Douanes eliminating the defending champions US Monastir of Tunisia. For this and more, stay tuned to Sonny Side of Sports!

Africa News Tonight - Gay rights supporters are denouncing Ugandan lawmakers for voting to criminalize anyone who publicly identifies as a sexual minority or engages in homosexual acts. And, Tanzania's Ministry of Health has confirmed five people died in a first-ever Marburg virus outbreak near the border with Uganda. For this and more, stay tuned to Africa News Tonight!

On this edition of Straight Talk Africa, Hayde Adams and her guests discuss the possibility that for the first time in U.S. history, a former president could face criminal charges. An arrest warrant has been issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Also, Kenya and South Africa are being rocked by protests, as the countries' leaders face calls to step down. Guests include Carol Van Dam Falk, VOA Africa reporter and editor, Misha Komadovsky, VOA Russia White House correspondent, Govan Whittles, Newzroom Afrika politics reporter, Ziyanda Stuurman, Eurasia policy analyst, David Onserio Monda, professor at City University of New York.